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An 80 year old man has a history of progressive gait disturbance and incontinence which had been attributed to old age and prostatism. For the past 4 months he has been forgetful and confused. He has a history of head trauma 25 years ago. His head CT is shown below .The most likely diagnosis

A
Alzheimer’s disease
B
Creutzfeldt – jakob disease
C
Normal pressure hydrocephalu
D
Pelizaeus-merzbacher disease
High-Yield Explanation
Normal pressure hydrocephalus triad: Dementia Ataxia Incontinence CT or MRI brain in these patients shows enlarged frontal and temporal horns of lateral ventricles out of proportion to degree of cortical atrophy.

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