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Table 2 Neuropsychiatric Inventory scores for our patient

From: Memantine treatment for neuropsychiatric symptoms in a patient with probable idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report

Symptom

Memantine dose

0mg

20mg

5mg

15mg

F

S

F

S

F

S

F

S

Delusion

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hallucination

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Agitation

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Depression

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Anxiety

2

3

2

2

4

3

1

2

Euphoria

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apathy

4

2

2

1

4

2

1

2

Disinhibition

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Irritability

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aberrant motor activity

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  1. Frequency (F) scores of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 indicate ‘not observed’, ‘observed occasionally, less than once per week’, ‘observed often, about once per week’, ‘observed frequently, several times per week but less than every day’, and ‘observed very frequently, once or more per day or continuously’, respectively. Severity (S) scores of 0, 1, 2, and 3 indicate ‘not observed’, ‘mild’, ‘moderate’, and ‘severe’, respectively. A dose of 0mg indicates baseline.