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Neurology (Expert Forum)
Normal Pressure Hydrocephaly
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Normal Pressure Hydrocephaly
by DonnaF, Jul 18, 2004 12:00AM
My father is 70 years old and was diagnosed with Parkinsons two years ago. He has all the classic symptoms of this and has responded only fairly to his meds ( Sinemat & Ammantadine). He is also on Coumadin for blood clots. From the beginnig he has complained of muscle pain in his thighs and gluteals but responded to Motrin. The pain today is so bad he can barely walk and does not respond to the Tylenol. At one point the neurologist put him on Prednisone 60mgs with a quick taper down over 10 days. My father felt immediately better on day one and through the course of the Prednisone. The day he stopped the medication he was back to the terrible pain. A friend of his heard of NPH on T.V. and I am now trying to find out info on this without much luck. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-CS, Jul 22, 2004 12:00AM
Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a condition which typically involves urinary incontinence, imbalance, and cognitive decline. It is due to either to much production or to little reabsorption of the fluid that is in and around the brain (spinal fluid). The leg pain would not be a symptom of this. Things to ask the neurologist about would include inflammatory muscle disorders, polymyalgia rhuematica, and possible medication side effects. He may benefit from having a EMG (muscle/nerve test), and blood work for muscle ezymes and markers of inflammation. Good luck.
