Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) occurs when excess spinal fluid builds up in the brain’s ventricles, compressing ...

Hydrocephalus can cause serious neurological issues, but it's treatable, so discover why surgery, not medication, is a ...

It mostly occurs in people older than 65 years old, and average onset is age 70; Joel is slightly older at age 76. Just 0.2% of people who are between 70 and 80 years old get NPH and 5.9% of those ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Joel, 76, said Friday that he has been diagnosed with the brain condition normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). ... NPH symptoms begin gradually and worsen over the course of three to six months.

NPH is rare and sometimes misdiagnosed as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's due to similar symptoms. It is most prevalent in adults over the age of 60.

Symptoms for NPH are wide-ranging, but can include issues with walking and balancing, falling, confusion and memory loss, depression, moodiness and uncontrollable bladder.

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain. When this happens, it causes neurological symptoms that may be diagnosed as Alzheimer's or Parkinson ...

The condition may be reversible, and its symptoms could look a lot like dementia. It mostly occurs in people older than 65 years old, and average onset is age 70; Joel is slightly older at age 76.