A Distinct Scenario of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
In literature, patients with coexistence of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and Parkinsons’s disease (PD) have been rarely reported. Herein, I illustrate the evaluation processes of a remarkable patient with PD and comorbid NPH from my experience, which I think may provide crucial perspectives r...
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| description | In literature, patients with coexistence of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and Parkinsons’s disease (PD) have been rarely reported. Herein, I illustrate the evaluation processes of a remarkable patient with PD and comorbid NPH from my experience, which I think may provide crucial perspectives regarding the management problems of these patients. Besides, the patient had also developed bipolar disorder in the follow-up course and extrapyramidal side effects related to antipsychotic medications, which further complicated the treatment process. I think that results of future reports of larger case series including the long-term follow-up of this group of patients with coexisting NPH and PD would provide substantial perspectives regarding the contributory effects of these two pathophysiologies, as well as management, of NPH in these specific patients with neurodegenerative pathology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8c10cbd00514a4ca9af3c2d94face402025-08-20T02:04:15ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672020-05-0190212713010.1055/s-0039-3402622A Distinct Scenario of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Normal Pressure HydrocephalusHalil Onder0Department of Neurology, Neurology Clinic, Yozgat City Hospital, Yozgat, TurkeyIn literature, patients with coexistence of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and Parkinsons’s disease (PD) have been rarely reported. Herein, I illustrate the evaluation processes of a remarkable patient with PD and comorbid NPH from my experience, which I think may provide crucial perspectives regarding the management problems of these patients. Besides, the patient had also developed bipolar disorder in the follow-up course and extrapyramidal side effects related to antipsychotic medications, which further complicated the treatment process. I think that results of future reports of larger case series including the long-term follow-up of this group of patients with coexisting NPH and PD would provide substantial perspectives regarding the contributory effects of these two pathophysiologies, as well as management, of NPH in these specific patients with neurodegenerative pathology.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-3402622parkinson’s diseasenormal pressure hydrocephalusneurodegenerationpathophysiologytreatmentshunt |
| spellingShingle | Halil Onder A Distinct Scenario of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Indian Journal of Neurosurgery parkinson’s disease normal pressure hydrocephalus neurodegeneration pathophysiology treatment shunt |
| title | A Distinct Scenario of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_full | A Distinct Scenario of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_fullStr | A Distinct Scenario of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Distinct Scenario of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_short | A Distinct Scenario of a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease and Comorbid Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| title_sort | distinct scenario of a patient with parkinson s disease and comorbid normal pressure hydrocephalus |
| topic | parkinson’s disease normal pressure hydrocephalus neurodegeneration pathophysiology treatment shunt |
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