Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Accompanied by Seizure: A Case Report
Hakan Ak *
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
Tugay Atalay
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
Yurdanur Akyüz
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
Nermin Tanik
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
Ismail GülÅŸen
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Asuman Çelikbilek
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The clinical features of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) are characterized by cognitive impairments, gait disturbances, and/or urinary incontinence. These symptoms can also include seizures following a shunt placement but there is a lack of data regarding seizures as a presenting symptom in patients with iNPH. Thus, the present report describes a case of iNPH accompanied by seizures which resolved after the placement of a shunt.
Keywords: Normal pressure hydrocephalus, seizure, epilepsy, shunt