Keywords

cognitive impairment, gait disorder, hypokinetic gait, normal pressure hydrocephalus

 

Authors

  1. Fraser, Cira PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
  2. Stark, Sharon W. PhD, RN, APRN-BC

Abstract

In normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), there is enlargement of the brain's ventricular system due to an excess of cerebrospinal fluid. The triad of symptoms in NPH are gait disorder, cognitive impairment, and urinary continence problems. NPs need to consider the possibility of NPH in older adults with a hypokinetic gait.