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Which imaging studies are recommended for confirming a diagnosis of NPH in a patient presenting with gait disturbance and cognitive decline?
Answer
Guideline-Aligned (High Confidence)
Generated by iatroX. Developer: Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner).
Last reviewed: 17 August 2025
While patients presenting with gait disturbance and cognitive decline are symptoms that can be associated with conditions like normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) 3,5, the provided context does not detail the specific imaging studies recommended for confirming a diagnosis of NPH.
Guidelines for the management of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) have been developed, such as those endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Nakajima et al., 2021).
Key References
- NG228 - Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm: diagnosis and management
- NG232 - Head injury: assessment and early management
- NG97 - Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers
- CKS - Parkinson's disease
- CKS - Dementia
- CKS - Hearing loss in adults
- (Korhonen et al., 2017): Frontotemporal dementia as a comorbidity to idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH): a short review of literature and an unusual case.
- (Nakajima et al., 2021): Guidelines for Management of Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Third Edition): Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
- (Palermo et al., 2025): Advancing treatment strategies for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a systematic review on studies comparing ventricular and lumbo-peritoneal shunts.
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