When fluid builds up around or inside your brain and inhibits typical functioning, it results in normal pressure ...

NPH affects about 0.2% of people between the ages of 70 and 80 and about 6% of people over 80. It’s very rare in people under 65. What are the symptoms? NPH symptoms begin gradually and worsen ...

Often doctors misdiagnose people with NPH because their symptoms mimic Alzheimer's or other types of dementia, Parkinson’s disease or normal changes associated with aging. According to Johns ...

Singer-songwriter Billy Joel’s upcoming tour dates have been canceled as he seeks treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus ...

Music legend Billy Joel, 76, has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a neurological condition often mistaken for dementia. As symptoms worsened, Joel canceled upcoming shows and ...

It’s very rare in people under 65. Between 50% and 75% of people with NPH exhibit the three symptoms at the same time. “The three classic symptoms of NPH — cognitive/memory problems ...

Symptoms for NPH are wide-ranging, but can include issues with walking and balancing, falling, confusion and memory loss, depression, moodiness and uncontrollable bladder. Medical professionals ...