Clinical Value of Constructional Skill Testing in Patients With Secondary Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus —Two Case Reports—

Mikinobu TAKEUCHI; Nakamasa HAYASHI; Akiko TAKAIWA; Hideo HAMADA; Naoya KUWAYAMA; Yutaka HIRASHIMA; Mie MATSUI; Shunro ENDO

doi:10.2176/nmc.47.322

Case Reports

Clinical Value of Constructional Skill Testing in Patients With Secondary Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

—Two Case Reports—

Mikinobu TAKEUCHI, Nakamasa HAYASHI, Akiko TAKAIWA, Hideo HAMADA, Naoya KUWAYAMA, Yutaka HIRASHIMA, Mie MATSUI, Shunro ENDO

著者情報

キーワード: normal pressure hydrocephalus, dysfunction of constructional skill, dementia

ジャーナルオープンアクセス

2007 年 47 巻 7 号 p. 322-324

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.47.322

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Cognitive functions are frequently impaired in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Two patients with NPH initially had dysfunctional constructional skill but exhibited improvements after shunt surgery. Dysfunction of constructional skill should be added to the important clinical features of NPH. The geometric test can be used as a practical tool for evaluation of parietal lobe function in patients with NPH.

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