Case Report
Comorbid Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus with Parkinsonism: A Clinical Challenge and Call for Awareness
Table 1
Functional independence, neuropsychological assessment, and freezing of gait.
| | Pre-LP | Post-LP | Postshunt | 6 months after shunt |
| Schwab and England ADL | 80%, completely independent in most chores; takes twice as long | 80%,completely independent in most chores; takes twice as long | 100%, completely independent; able to do all chores without slowness, difficulty, or impairment | 100%, completely independent; able to do all chores without slowness, difficulty, or impairment |
| MoCA | 22 | | 25 | 26 |
| Trail Making A | 52.0 sec | 36.4 sec | 29.1 sec | 39.1 sec |
| Trail Making B | 93.3 sec | 95.8 sec | 71.8 sec | 69.7 sec |
| UPDRS part II FoG | 2 (occasional freezing when walking) | | 0 (none) | 0 (none) |
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