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The term hydrocephalus is derived from the Greek words “hydro” meaning water and “cephalus” meaning head. The resulting pressure of the fluid against the brain tissue causes hydrocephalus. Normal pressure hydrocephalus most commonly occurs in older patients and includes symptoms such as problems with walking, urinary frequency and/or incontinence and progressive mental impairment and/or dementia. Because some of these symptoms also are experienced in other disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus may be incorrectly diagnosed. Learn more about the symptoms and treatments for hydrocephalus.

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Treating Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
What is Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)? What are the symptoms and how is it treated? In this Patient Power program, two leading experts from the UW Medicine Neurosciences Institute discuss...
by Patient Power | 03/29/2010
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