Prevalence of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy
A notable proportion of elderly DCM patients exhibit ventricular enlargement and DESH, suggesting a potential overlap with iNPH. Brain MRI should be considered for elderly DCM patients, particularly when neurological symptoms deviate from typical patterns.
Authors
- So Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0835-2724)
- Masahiko Sumitani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3662-8217)
- Masashi Hamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2866-8067)
- Hiroyasu Kodama
- Jim Yu
- Junya Miyahara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-5829)
- Koji Nakajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0016-5361)
- Sakae Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9210-9414)
- Hiroyuki Nakarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-309X)
- Satoshi Kodama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0576-1859)
- Hirokazu Takami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9742-7462)
- Hiroaki Abe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-302X)
- Hideki Nakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6929-9619)
- Katsuyuki Sasaki
- Yuki Taniguchi
- Yasushi Oshima
Institutions
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-08945-3
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Tokyo