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Depression and Apathy Often Reported in Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (350+ words) Patients with iNPH have a high prevalence of depression (30.1%; 95% CI, 20.1%-42.3; n=7,670) and apathy (69.2%; 95% CI, 63.1%-74.6%; n=293), reported Clara Belessiotis-Richards, MBBS, of King's College London, United Kingdom, and colleagues. "Our analysis showed that shunt insertion reduced depression scores, although this effect size…...