Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Second Edition

• Published in: Neurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 52; no. 11; pp. 775 - 809
• Main Authors: MIYAJIMA, Masakazu, HIRATA, Yoshihumi, MORI, Etsuro, KURIYAMA, Nagato, SAITO, Makoto, TOKUDA, Takahiko, KAIJIMA, Mitsunobu, KATO, Takeo, ISHII, Kazunari, KAZUI, Hiroaki, MIYAKE, Hiroji, ARAI, Hajime, HASHIMOTO, Masaaki, NAKAJIMA, Madoka, ISHIKAWA, Masatsune
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer Disease - diagnosis; Alzheimer Disease - epidemiology; Alzheimer Disease - etiology; Alzheimer Disease - pathology; Cerebral Ventricles - pathology; Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; clinical guideline; Cooperative Behavior; Cross-Sectional Studies; diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Humans; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - diagnosis; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - epidemiology; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - pathology; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure - surgery; idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; Interdisciplinary Communication; Japan; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Neurologic Examination; Neuropsychological Tests; Patient Selection; Subarachnoid Space - pathology; treatment; Japan

Among the various disorders manifesting dementia, gait disturbance, and urinary incontinence in the elderly population, idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is becoming of great importance. After the publication of the first edition of the Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pr...