A 65-year-old man complains of difficulty in walking. He has a history of chronic subdural hematomas. Neurologic examination reveals psychomotor slowing, sphincter incontinence, and enlarged ventricles without convolutional atrophy. The most likely diagnosis is:
Correct Answer: Normal-pressure hydrocephalus
Description: Normal-pressure hydrocephalus is characterized by the triad of gait apraxia (frontal lobe ataxia), incontinence, and dementia. The ventricles are moderately dilated. Huntington disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by choreoathetosis, tremor, and dementia. Parkinson disease is characterized by a pill-rolling resting tremor, cogwheel rigidity, and bradykinesia (slowness in movement). Progressive supranuclear palsy is a movement disorder characterized by paresis of downward gaze.
Category:
Anatomy
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now