Magnetic resonance imaging for idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus: A review of the scientific literature
https://doi.org/10.64265/3033-649X-2026.2.1.12-23
Abstract
Among elderly patients, normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a socially significant and as yet unresolved problem in modern medicine. Its diagnosis is signifi cantly complicated by the similarity of its clinical manifestations to those of neurodegenerative and vascular diseases (vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy).
The aim. To present the neuroradiological markers commonly associated with normal pressure hydrocephalus, as well as the current radiological scale for assessing the probability of NPH (Radscale), its advantages, and disadvantages. This scale allows for the standardization of the assessment of radiological signs when NPH is suspected and can be used as a diagnostic screening tool.
About the Authors
O. B. BogomyakovaRussian Federation
Olga B. Bogomyakova – Dr. Sci. (Med.), Radiologist, Research Officer
Institutskaya str., 3A, Novosibirsk, 630090
Pirogova str., 1, Novosibirsk, 630090
Yu. A. Stankevich
Russian Federation
Yuliya A. Stankevich – Cand. Sci. (Med.), Radiologist, Senior Research Officer
Institutskaya str., 3A, Novosibirsk, 630090
Pirogova str., 1, Novosibirsk, 630090
A. A. Tulupov
Russian Federation
Andrey A. Tulupov – Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Corresponding Member of the RAS, Chief Research Officer; Deputy Head of the Center for Postgraduate Medical Education
Institutskaya str., 3A, Novosibirsk, 630090
Pirogova str., 1, Novosibirsk, 630090
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