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 ...

INPH typically occurs in adults more than 60 years old and is a progressive, chronic disorder without a specific identifiable cause. The classic triad of symptoms gait disturbance, cognitive ...

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterized by impaired gait, balance, cognition, and bladder control in older adults. The disorder is treated with shunt surgery, ...

As Trish Bogucki walked from her office to her car, she often felt unsteady, tripping and stumbling. She expected it: She had a bunion and a hammer toe that probably needed surgical repair. Finally, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: 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 ...

The brain disorder that forced Billy Joel to cancel his concert tour can cause trouble walking and thinking straight — but is often treatable and can even be reversed, doctors said. A post on the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billy Joel, 76, revealed Friday that he is bowing out of his 2025 tour because he has been diagnosed with the brain condition ...

As a medical student learning differential diagnosis, I was taught, “If you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” In general, this makes sense. Practitioners generally consider the likely causes ...