Cognitive disorders in normal pressure hydrocephalus with initial parkinsonism in comparison with de novo Parkinson's disease

• Published in: European journal of neurology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 74 - 79
• Main Authors: Picascia, M., Pozzi, N. G., Todisco, M., Minafra, B., Sinforiani, E., Zangaglia, R., Ceravolo, R., Pacchetti, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2019
• Subjects: ageing and dementia; Basal ganglia; Brain diseases; Central nervous system diseases; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Diagnosis; Differential diagnosis; Executive function; Hydrocephalus; Movement disorders; Neurodegenerative diseases; neurogeriatric; Parkinson's disease; Patients; Pressure; Spatial memory; Test procedures; Visual perception; neurodegenerative diseases; ageing and dementia; movement disorders; cognition; neurogeriatric

Background and purpose The clinical differentiation between parkinsonism in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) and Parkinson's disease (PD) remains challenging in the initial phase. Whether an early cognitive profiling might support the differential diagnosis of early iNPH and PD w...