DIFFUSION TENSOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN PATIENTS WITH POSSIBLE IDIOPATHIC NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS BEFORE AND AFTER TAP TEST

KOICHIRO DEMURA, MITSUHITO MASE, TOMOSHI OSAWA, MANABU HATTORI, HARUMASA KASAI, TOSIAKI MIYATI, KAZUO YAMADA Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuhoku, Nagoya467-8601, Japan Department of Neurology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya467-8601, Japan Department of Central Radiology, Nagoya City University Hospital, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya467-8601, Japan Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University,5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa920-0942, Japan (Accepted for publication December26,2008)