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Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Identifier
003468
Type of Spiritual Experience
Number of hallucinations: 1
Background
from a paper on PubMed
Normal pressure hydrocephalus. A potentially reversible form of dementia. - Masters JC, O'Grady M - Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky 40205
A description of the experience
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a rare but potentially treatable form of dementia. Shunting will improve functioning in 40% to 50% of patients. The classic symptoms of NPH are dementia characterized by mild memory impairment and apathy, ataxic gait, and urinary hesitancy or incontinence.
The patient with NPH may also present with psychiatric symptoms of depression, paranoia, visual hallucinations, irrational hostility, and aggression or mania. Patients with NPH are indifferent about activities of daily living and personal safety and require close supervision.