Risk factors for NPH include hypertension and diabetes. Krauss et al. (1996) cite a significant association between NPH and arterial hypertension. In addition, the investigators found a positive ...

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in and around the brain and spinal cord, which can cause symptoms such as abnormal gait, urinary incontinence and ...

When music legend Billy Joel revealed that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) in 2025, he did more than share a personal health update—he shed light on a little-known but ...

Cerebrospinal fluid shunting improved walking speed, gait, and balance in older adults with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus. An open-shunt valve setting led to no significant improvements in ...

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Professor Kim Jae-ho of the Department of Neurology at Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital delivered a presentation titled “Transcranial Focused ...

Billy Joel, the iconic singer-songwriter, recently revealed that he has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a lesser-known but serious brain disorder. Joel explained that the ...

Could you address the issues that come with the diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus? My 82-year-old husband was diagnosed with NPH after experiencing a slow decline in walking and some ...

Dr. James W. Luccarelli (Psychiatry): A 70-year-old man with bipolar disorder was evaluated at this hospital because of depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and gait disturbance. The patient had a long ...

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is one of the few reversible causes of dementia in older adults and accounts for approximately 6% of all dementias. The cardinal sign of NPH is a hypokinetic gait ...