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We evaluated 111 patients (male\/female: 67\/44) from April 2022 to May 2023. Based on the multidisciplinary team consensus, 52 (46.8%) were classified as \u201cprobable\u201d idiopathic NPH (iNPH), 14 (12.6%) as \u201cpossible\u201d NPH, 42 (37.8%) as \u201cunlikely\u201d NPH, and three (2.7%) as secondary NPH. While parkinsonian syndromes were recognized in 19.2% of \u201cprobable\u201d iNPH patients (vs. 7.1% in \u201cpossible\u201d and 26.2% in \u201cunlikely\u201d NPH), no significant group differences were noted in the scores of the UPDRS-III scale. Degenerative spine pathologies were prevalent across all NPH categories, affecting at least 50% of patients. In the \u201cprobable\u201d iNPH group, 78.8% received programmable ventriculoperitoneal shunts, with clinical improvement identified in 87.8% at 12-month follow-up. Our findings underscore the high prevalence of overlapping and competing movement and spinal disorders in patients with suspected NPH. 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