Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a neurological disorder that causes dementia. The name for this condition, ’normal pressure hydrocephalus,‘ originates from Dr. Salomon Hakim’s 1964 paper describing certain cases of hydrocephalus in which a triad (a group of three) of neurologic symptoms occurred in the presence of ’normal‘ CSF pressure – … Cerebrospinal fluid biomarker and brain biopsy findings in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. NPH is relatively rare. 22(4):E1. J Neurosurg. Infants who undergo surgical treatment to reduce the excess fluid in the brain and survive to age one will not have a shortened life expectancy due to hydrocephalus. Adults who develop hydrocephalus typically have a …

Gölz L, Ruppert F, Meier U, Lemcke J. It’s characterized by walking abnormalities, dementia, and impaired bladder control. Children often have a full life span if hydrocephalus is caught early and treated. Sakakibara R, Uchiyama T, Kanda T, Uchida Y, Kishi M, Hattori T. [Urinary dysfunction in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus]. Outcome of modern shunt therapy in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus 6 years postoperatively. 26. 2014;121(4):771-775. Treatment. Estimated incidence of normal pressure hydrocephalus and shunt outcome in patients residing in assisted-living and extended-care facilities. 2007 Apr 15. Author information: (1)Department of Neurosurgery, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, Warener Straße 7, 12683, Berlin, Germany. . Normal pressure hydrocephalus is one of the few causes of dementia that can be controlled or reversed with treatment. It occurs if the normal flow of CSF throughout the brain and spinal cord is blocked in some way. Pyykkö O, Lumela M, Rummukainen J, et al.

Secondary deterioration in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement: a proposed algorithm of treatment. 25. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain's ventricles, or cavities. If symptoms and results from an evaluation and MRI point to normal pressure hydrocephalus, a high-volume spinal tap may be used to identify if an individual has the potential to benefit from surgical insertion of a shunt. Neurosurg Focus. Gutowski P(1), Rot S(2), Fritsch M(3), Meier U(2), Gölz L(4), Lemcke J(2).