What Is Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus? Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a condition that happens when you have too much of a certain kind of fluid in parts of your brain. Hydrocephalus ...

What is normal pressure hydrocephalus? The brain has chambers called ventricles (cavities) that normally contain fluid. This fluid is called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). It cushions the brain and spinal ...

Billy Joel reveals his rare brain disease diagnosis, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, forcing tour cancellations and sparking concern among fans.

The following is a summary of "Long-term outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt therapy in idiopathic normal pressure ...

Rarely, hydrocephalus occurs from excess CSF production. One presentation of communicating hydrocephalus is that of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), wherein the opening pressure is within normal ...

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) happens when too much fluid builds up in a person’s brain without increasing pressure in their brain tissue. People who have NPH are usually aged over 60. Unlike ...

The syndrome of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) is characterized by ventriculomegaly in the absence of raised intracranial pressure and presents as the clinical triad of gait ...

In collaboration with Mayo Clinic's Department of Neurosurgery, the Memory Disorders Laboratory established a database of over 400 people with normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Research based on this ...

There are very few detailed post-mortem studies on idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) and there is a lack of proper neuropathological criteria for iNPH. This study aims to update the ...

as in the case of normal pressure hydrocephalus. Irrespective of its prevalence and significant impact on quality of life, neurosurgeons still rely on invasive cerebrospinal fluid shunt systems for ...

A man in his 70s developed progressive normal tension glaucoma following treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus. This treatment included cerebrospinal fluid drainage and ventriculo-peritoneal ...