SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE · MED

Normal pressure hydrocephalus and CSF tap test response: the gait phenotype matters.

Morel E, Armand S, Assal F, Allali G.

J Neural Transm (Vienna) · 2020-10-26

DOI: 10.1007/s00702-020-02270-3PMID: 33106967

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This study compared gait speed changes after CSF tap test in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus presenting with various gait phenotypes (frontal, parkinsonian, normal, or other). All patients improved, except those with parkinsonian gait.

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