nph i have a dent in my shunt does it need to be replaced ... View answer

I had a shunt for NPH inserted a year ago. Since then I have gained 20 pounds, which is significant ... years. Is it possible the shunt has contributed to the weight gain? ... View answer

my wife has had an NPH shunt for 3 weeks. Cognitive ability has improved, but gait has shown little improvement and incontenence remains. Can we expect more improvement over time? Is there a time horizon? We ... View answer

Sir, I cannot believe that there is only one treatment for NPH. I.e. Shunt. Why we cannot have a ... failed in the first place? Why its is irreversible? Shunt have its own complications and in old age... View answer

Any further natural treatment is there after the hydrocephalus surgery , I mean after placing shunt. In order to avoid future problems ... View answer

I ve been diagnosed by my neurosurgeon as needing a shunt to help control my NPH. Last year,I had ... I don t want a shunt. My neurosurgeon reassured me it would improve my life, bu idea of it makes me... View answer

Much husband was told, much to our surprise, he had suffered a heart attack and his heart functioning at 20 percent. He is 77 and suffers with NPH for last 9 years. He has a shunt for NPH. What kind ... View answer

My husband was diagnosed with np hydrocephalus in 2013 & had a VP shunt implanted. Hes recovered ... with a CNS infection and the shunt was removed. The neurosurgeon said he does not think that it is a ... View answer

What is the correlation between finasteride (Proscar) and normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)? I suspect the reason incontinence is clinically associated with NPH is because many patients that have been ... View answer

I HAVE HAD SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN SINCE I HAD A VP SHUNT FOR NPH AFTER A SEVERE BRAIN INJURY FROM A WRECK. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND I HAVE HAD CT SCANS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE ER DR AND THE ... View answer