Open AccessShunt-responsive dementing illness in a Nigerian – A case report
Author(s) -
EO Komolafe,
A O Malomo,
Adesola Ogunniyi,
M T Shokunbi,
TO Odebode,
AA Adeolu
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v22i2.27947
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , normal pressure hydrocephalus , hydrocephalus , disease , pediatrics , shunt (medical) , population , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology , environmental health
Dementia is a growing medico-social problem worldwide because of the rising population of the elderly. About 10-30% of the cases have been found to be treatable or reversible with the improvement in neuro-diagnostic and neuro-imaging techniques. These reversible cases should be diagnosed without over-investigating the many patients with irreversible disease. We present a case of a reversible dementia due to Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus with dramatic surgical therapeutic response.