Year/Author | Gender | Onset age | Symptoms | Testing | Treatment | Improvement | ||||
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Triad of NPH | Muscle atrophy | Muscle weakness | Neuroimaging | Genetic testing | Others | |||||
1985, Riggs | F | 50 | + | + | + | Obvious hydrocephalus | / | Communicating hydrocephalus on radionuclide cisternogram | Lumbar peritoneal shunt | Remarkable |
1988, Christensen | F | 61 | + | + | + | Ventricular enlargement | / | ICP monitoring positive | Refused | / |
1988, Christensen | M | 75 | + | + | + | Ventricular enlargement | / | ICP monitoring refused | Refused | / |
2006, Delavallee | M | 61 | No urinary incontinence | + | + | Evans index 0.41 | / | High waves on ICP monitoring | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt | 80% |
Present case | F | 62 | No urinary incontinence | + | + | Evans index 0.34 | + | CSF-TT positive | Refused | / |