Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is one of the few reversible causes of dementia in older adults and accounts for approximately 6% of all dementias. The cardinal sign of NPH is a hypokinetic gait ...

Dementia is a common clinical syndrome in the elderly and has numerous underlying causes. [24] The cognitive impairment observed in INPH has some similarity to other subcortical dementias, including ...

When music legend Billy Joel revealed that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) in 2025, he did more than share a personal health update—he shed light on a little-known but ...

A 75 year-old woman presented with gait difficulty, urinary incontinence and difficulty with concentration. Following this scan, the patient had a lumbar puncture that revealed an opening pressure of ...

“Piano Man” singer Billy Joel, 76, said Friday that he is bowing out of his 2025 tour after being diagnosed with the brain condition normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Recent live performances “lead ...

Imagine you or a loved one are walking normally, then, slowly, you start to shuffle. You lose bladder control and, possibly most frightening, your memory starts to fade. These are all symptoms that ...

Billy Joel revealed he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a rare, but reversible type of dementia. The statement notes that performing worsened some of the 76-year-old ...

Billy Joel, the iconic singer-songwriter, recently revealed that he has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a lesser-known but serious brain disorder. Joel explained that the ...