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. 2014 Aug 20;34(11):1771–1778. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.138

Table 1. Demographics.

  Probable iNPH (n=17) Possible iNPH (n=6) Unlikely iNPH (n=3)
Age median (range) 74 (65–81) 74.5 (66–81) 71 (71–79)
Antihypertensive drugs, n (%) 11 (65) 3 (50) 1 (33)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 4 (24) 2 (33) 0 (0)
Symptom duration, months, median (range) 24 (6–72) 27 (12–48) 36 (12–80)
CSF pressure cmH2O, median (range) 16.0 (13.0–23.0) 15.0 (9.0–19.0) 17.5 (12.5–19.0)
Evans index mean (range) 0.36 (0.30–0.43) 0.36 (0.30–0.41) 0.39 (0.36–0.41)
DWMHs, median (range) 2 (0–3) 2 (1–3) 2 (2–3)
DESH, n (%) 14 (82) 2 (33) 1 (33)
Callosal angle, degrees, mean (range) 69 (53–99) 64 (40–91) 52 (37–67)
MMSE, median (range) 25 (19–29) 26.5 (19–29) 23 (15–25)
mRS, median (range) 2 (1–4) 2 (1–3) 2 (2–3)
Gait impairment, n (%) 17 (100) 6 (100) 3 (100)
Cognitive impairment, n (%) 15 (88) 3 (50) 3 (100)
Incontinence, n (%) 13 (77) 4 (67) 2 (67)

cmH2O, centimeter of water; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; DESH, disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid-space hydrocephalus; DWMHs, deep white matter hyperintensities; iNPH, idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; mRS, modified Rankin scale.