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Cerebrospinal fluid amyloid beta and response of cognition to a tap test in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case-control study.

Hideki KanemotoEtsuro MoriToshihisa TanakaTakashi SuehiroKenji YoshiyamaYukiko SuzukiKyosuke KakedaTamiki WadaKoichi HosomiHaruhiko KishimaHiroaki KazuiMamoru HashimotoManabu Ikeda
Published in: International psychogeriatrics (2021)
A low CSF Aβ42/40 ratio is associated with a poorer cognitive response, but not gait and urinary response, to a tap test in iNPH. Even if CSF biomarkers suggest AD comorbidity, treatment with iNPH may be effective for gait and urinary dysfunction.
Keyphrases
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • oxidative stress
  • cerebral palsy
  • multiple sclerosis
  • combination therapy
  • brain injury