Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the seven AD-NPH subjects. The imaging studies were read by an independent neuroradiologist. The normal MDRS score is 142–144, the normal MMSE score is 27–30. Consequently, these patients are in the mild to moderate range of AD.
Subject number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Age | 68 | 66 | 63 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 70 |
Gender | Male | Female | Female | Male | Male | Female | Male |
Highest Education | <8th Grade | 8th – 12th Grade | >12th Grade | >12th Grade | 8th -12th Grade | 8th – 12th Grade | 8th – 12th Grade |
Neurological History (other than AD) | None | None | None | None | None | Restless legs | Insomnia, headaches |
Genitourinary History | Urinary Tract Infection, prostatitis | None | None | None | None | None | Overactive bladder, prostate hypertrophy |
Abnormal Posture | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Brain Image Type | MRI | MRI | MRI | CT | MRI | MRI | CT |
Markedly Enlarged Ventricles? | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Other Lesions on Brain Scan | None | Non-specific deep white matter changes | Small amt periventricular white matter changes | None | Mild changes noted on Flair image | None | None |
Gait | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Poor balance, unable to tandem gait, slow gait, no arm swinging |
MDRS | 111 | 123 | 127 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 109 |
MMSE | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 26 |
Opening pressure | 240 | 235 | 260 | 260 | 250 | 220 | 280 |