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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
Alternate Names : Hydrocephalus - Adult, Hydrocephalus - Communicating, "water on the Brain", Hydrocephalus - Idiopathic
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if symptoms indicate normal pressure hydrocephalus may be present.
Call your health care provider if the condition of a person with NPH deteriorates to the point where you are unable to care for the person in your home.
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if a sudden change in mental status occurs (this may indicate development of another disorder).
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Dementia
• Hydrocephalus
• Meningitis
• Stress Incontinence
• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Tests & Exams
• Cranial CT Scan
• CSF Collection
• MRI of the Head
• RHISA Scan
Surgery & Procedures
• Brain Surgery
• Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
Other Topics
• Bowel Incontinence
• Confusion
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Fatigue
• Head Injury
• Inability to Use Objects and Perform Tasks
• Incidence
• Speech Impairment (Adult)
• Symptomatic
• Walking/Gait Abnormalities
• Weakness
Review Date : 5/10/2002
Reviewed By : Elaine T. Kiriakopoulos, M.D., MSc, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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