NPH

Introduction: NPH

Description of NPH

NPH (medical condition): A block in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain,...more »

See also:

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus:
  »Introduction: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  »Symptoms of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  »Tests for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  »Treatments for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

NPH as a Disease

NPH: Another name for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  »Symptoms of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  »Treatments for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

NPH: Related Diseases

NPH: NPH is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Head conditions

Symptoms of NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus)

Some of the symptoms of NPH incude:

• Unsteadiness on standing
• Difficulty in initiating walking motion
• Inappropriate repetition of motor activity (motor perseveration)
• Urinary incontinence
• Dementia

See full list of 8 symptoms of NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus)

Treatments for NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus)

Treatments for NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus) include:

• Insertion of Shunt between brain ventricle and heart/abdomen or lumbar spinal cord and abdomen (ventriculoatrial, ventriculoperitoneal, lumboperitoneal respectively)
• Insertion of VP shunt

Read more about treatments for NPH

Treatment of NPH: For more treatment information about NPH, see treatment of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)

NPH: Related Disease Topics

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• Cranial irradiation
• Brain injury due to infection (e.g. meningitis)
• Inherited predisposition
• McCune-Albright's syndrome

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