What is Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Usually present in elderly.
Enlargement of the cerebral ventricles without enlargement of CSF pressure.
Presents with urinary incontinence, dementia and gait disturbances.
What test is always abnormal in delirium, regardless of cause?
Electroencephalogram- always shows diffuse slowin, regardless of the cause
what is arnold chiari syndrome
the downward displacement, or herniation, of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. Malformations may be congenital or acquired through trauma.
features of arnold chiari syndrome
non-communicating hydrocephalus may develop as a result of obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow
headache
syringomyelia
A 78-year-old man presents to the neurology clinic complaining of reduced mobility and difficulty using his right arm and hand over the past 18 months. He has mask-like facies and an unsteady shuffling gait. He describes how he feels like he has ‘lost control’ over his right arm and hand, and how he feels like it ‘has a mind of its own’.
corticobasilar degeneration
-parkinson plus syndrome associated with an alien limb
medication to treat levodopa induced nausea in parkinsons
domperidone (does not cross BBB)
