A combined cognitive and gait quantification to identify normal pressure hydrocephalus from its mimics: the Geneva ’s protocol

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) was first described by Salomon Hakim in Bogota in 1957 [1,2] and represents a prevalent neurological conditions in older adults reaching 6% after 80 years [3]. A classic triad of clinical symptoms associating gait, cognitive and urinary disturbances with disproportional ventricular enlargement on brain imaging constitute this reversible condition [4]. Unfortunately, these clinical signs are unspecific and found in various other frequent neurological conditions, such as vascular dementia or Alzheimer ’s disease with comorbid urinary problems (i.e.
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