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Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Classification

It is recommended that INPH be classified into probable, possible, and unlikely categories. It is hope that these criteria will be widely applied in clinical practice and will promote greater consistency in patient selection in future clinical investigations involving INPH 1).

Probable

Probable Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

Possible

Possible Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

1)
Relkin N, Marmarou A, Klinge P, Bergsneider M, Black PM. Diagnosing idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery. 2005 Sep;57(3 Suppl):S4-16; discussion ii-v. Review. PubMed PMID: 16160425.