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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
Alternate Names : Hydrocephalus - Adult, Hydrocephalus - Communicating, "water on the Brain", Hydrocephalus - Idiopathic
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Symptoms & Signs
Early symptoms include:
Symptoms of progression of the disorder:
- dementia (loss of any or all brain functions, including movement, sensation/perception, and "thinking"/cognitive functions)
- originally mild, may progress to severe dementia
- no observable mood (flat affect)
- apathy
- withdrawn behavior
- impaired memory
- difficulty maintaining attention
- decreased spontaneity
- urinary incontinence
- bowel incontinence, loss of control over bowels
- speech impairment
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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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