Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

[livingwith]

My Dad lives in Ottawa Ontario Canada. He has all the typical symptoms of NPH …the gait/shuffle, the mild memory problems and the lil accidents. His doctor told him that he has Parkinsons. He has no typical symptoms of Parkinsons except his walk and sometimes he falls down.
He took a NPH brochure and the doctor says he doesnt have that and that is the end of that. Now he on L-Dopa and all kinds of other meds for Parkinsons. I have tried to find him another doctor closed to his home h...Read the full article

[teri25]

I read an article the other day in the Chicago newspaper talking about NPH. One of the Drs. name in the article was Dr. Gail Rosseau, who has some expertise in this disorder. Dr. Rosseau is at the Chicago Institute of Neurology. Sometimes they can put a shunt in to drain the fluid from the brain. If any way possible you might contact them or have your Dad's Dr. contact them to see if they can help. I am wondering if my Dad has this disorder also, and I am thinking about getting a second opinion. He was diagnosed with Progressive Supernuclear Palsy, which has some of the same symptoms. Good luck to you and your Dad and hope you find the right answer. Keep us posted please.