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ReviewBMC neurology2020

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 accompanied with normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report and literature review.

Junyang Wang, Ming Liu, Wenjie Shang, Zhongqin Chen, Guoping Peng

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Review in BMC neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Genetic Risk Factors in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: What We Know and What Is Next.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Junyang WangDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
Ming LiuDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
Wenjie ShangDepartment of Neurology, Shengzhou People's Hospital, 666 Dangui Road, Shengzhou, 312403, China.
Zhongqin ChenDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
Guoping PengDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, 310003, China. pgpfc@163.com.
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

Medical Science and Technology Project co-founded by Zhejiang Province and the Ministry of Health of China WKJ-ZJ-2024Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2016YFC1306402Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province 2017C03011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMyotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common disease that can cause muscle weakness and atrophy among adults. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by the triad of gait disturbance, cognitive impairment and urinary incontinence. The association between DM1 and NPH is extremely rare. We report a Chinese female patient with DM1 in association with NPH. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient presented with a history of 3-year of walking instability and cognitive impairment. Her brain MRI showed ventriculomegaly with normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure and the CSF tap-test was positive, which indicated the diagnosis of probable NPH. DM1 was confirmed by genetic testing.

conclusionsFour patients with DM1-NPH association were found before. The association between NPH and DM1 may not be just a coincidence, NPH may occur in DM1 later in life and it is vital to recognize the association as a shunt surgery may improve patients' quality of life.

Indexed as

AgedFemaleHumansHydrocephalus, Normal PressureMagnetic Resonance ImagingMyotonic DystrophyQuality of LifeUrinary IncontinenceGenetic testingMuscular dystrophyMyotonic dystrophy (DM1)Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)

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PMID32050933
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