Normal pressure hydrocephalus: A form of hydrocephalus that often causes problems walking, along with dementia and urinary incontinence.
He suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus, but it still did not show up on the M.R.I.
Fisher also developed the Miller Fisher test used in the diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus.
The cause was normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder, his daughter Julie Barnet said.
In 2011, Wagner was diagnosed with Normal pressure hydrocephalus, a type of dementia which affects among other things fine motor skills and gait.
Her most frequent subjects include innovative treatments for patients with pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia, meningiomas and normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Her current research funding is for clinical trials in breast cancer metastasis and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Low pressure hydrocephalus appears to be a more acute form of normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Normal pressure hydrocephalus, though relatively rare, is important to recognize since treatment may prevent progression and improve other symptoms of the condition.
There are 2 types of normal pressure hydrocephalus: idiopathic and secondary.