Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Neurodegenerative Diseases: a Short Review of Differential Diagnosis].

Takuma Ohmichi, Takahiko Tokuda

No shinkei geka. Neurological surgery 2022 Mar

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There are a variety of neurodegenerative diseases that require differentiation from idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus(iNPH), including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, and corticobasal degeneration. As the clinical features and structural imaging findings of these diseases may overlap with iNPH, biomarkers reflecting disease-specific pathology are necessary for differential diagnosis. In addition, these diseases often coexist with iNPH in elderly patients, and it is important to confirm the coexistence of their pathology even in cases clinically diagnosed as iNPH. This review provides an overview of established and emerging biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases.

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Takuma Ohmichi, Takahiko Tokuda. Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Neurodegenerative Diseases: a Short Review of Differential Diagnosis]. No shinkei geka. Neurological surgery. 2022 Mar;50(2):319-330