BINSWANGERS DISEASE AND NORMAL-PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS - CLINICAL AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL COMPARISON

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GALLASSI, R [1 ]
MORREALE, A [1 ]
MONTAGNA, P [1 ]
SACQUEGNA, T [1 ]
DISARRO, R [1 ]
LUGARESI, E [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BOLOGNA, INST NEUROL, I-40126 BOLOGNA, ITALY
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10.1001/archneur.1991.00530230064023
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We investigated the clinical and cognitive aspects of patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus and possible Binswanger's disease. We studied 19 patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus and 19 patients with Binswanger's disease, comparing them with the same number of matched controls. The patients with normal-pressure hydrocephalus had a later age and more frequent gait disturbance at the onset, shorter duration of the illness, rare signs of vascular disturbances, and more frequent severe mental deterioration. Ventricular enlargement may play a role in determining the more rapid and worse clinical course of normal-pressure hydrocephalus.
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