Parkinsonian Symptomatology May Correlate with CT Findings before and after Shunting in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Joint Authors

Yagi, Hideo
Kawamata, Toshio
Ishii, Mitsuaki
Akiguchi, Ichiro
Watanabe, Toshiyuki
Watanabe, Yuko
Mashimo, Hideaki

Source

Parkinson’s Disease

Issue

Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-7, 7 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2010-03-01

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Diseases
Medicine

Abstract EN

We aimed to investigate the characteristics of Parkinsonian features assessed by the unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (UPDRS) and determine their correlations with the computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH).

The total score and the scores for arising from chair, gait, postural stability, and body hypokinesia in the motor examination section of UPDRS were significantly improved after shunt operations.

Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that postural stability was the determinant of the gait domain score of the iNPH grading scale.

The canonical correlation analysis between the CT findings and the shunt-responsive Parkinsonian features indicated that Evans index rather than midbrain diameters had a large influence on the postural stability.

Thus, the pathophysiology of postural instability as a cardinal feature of gait disturbance may be associated with impaired frontal projections close to the frontal horns of the lateral ventricles in the iNPH patients.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ishii, Mitsuaki& Kawamata, Toshio& Akiguchi, Ichiro& Yagi, Hideo& Watanabe, Yuko& Watanabe, Toshiyuki…[et al.]. 2010. Parkinsonian Symptomatology May Correlate with CT Findings before and after Shunting in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-989696

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ishii, Mitsuaki…[et al.]. Parkinsonian Symptomatology May Correlate with CT Findings before and after Shunting in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-989696

American Medical Association (AMA)

Ishii, Mitsuaki& Kawamata, Toshio& Akiguchi, Ichiro& Yagi, Hideo& Watanabe, Yuko& Watanabe, Toshiyuki…[et al.]. Parkinsonian Symptomatology May Correlate with CT Findings before and after Shunting in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Parkinson’s Disease. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-989696

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-989696