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Psychosis preceding Hakim’s triad: A rare case of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus responsive to cerebrospinal fluid tapping

Abstract Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a reversible cause of dementia, classically presenting with Hakim’s triad of gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, and urinary incontinence. Psychiatric symptoms are often secondary; they tend to be mild neurosis and usually follo...