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Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), also known as idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH), is a condition characterized by the clinical features of hydrocephalus without significantly elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure as measured by lumbar puncture.
How do members experience normal pressure hydrocephalus?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with normal pressure hydrocephalus*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for normal pressure hydrocephalus*
Who has normal pressure hydrocephalus on PatientsLikeMe?
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), also known as idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH), is a condition characterized by the clinical features of hydrocephalus without significantly elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure as measured by lumbar puncture.
Common symptoms reported by people with normal pressure hydrocephalus
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for normal pressure hydrocephalus
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Compare treatments taken by people with normal pressure hydrocephalus
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have normal pressure hydrocephalus through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with normal pressure hydrocephalus? Members in the forum might have the answers.
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