Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (cont.)
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Arif Dalvi, MD
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Synonyms and KeywordsNPH, hydrocephalus, brain disorder, cerebrospinal fluid, cognitive problems, cognitive processes, cerebral spinal fluid, CSF, dementia, gait abnormalities, urinary incontinence, walking problems, brain, shunt operation, head injury, normal pressure hydrocephalus Viewer Comments & ReviewsNormal Pressure Hydrocephalus - SymptomsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What were the symptoms of your normal pressure hydrocephalus? |
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Hydrocephalus can be defined broadly as a disturbance of formation, flow, or absorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that leads to an increase in volume occupied by this fluid in the central nervous system (CNS).
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