{"id":28428,"date":"2025-05-23T19:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28428"},"modified":"2025-05-23T19:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:24:14","slug":"what-to-know-about-normal-pressure-hydrocephalus-the-disorder-billy-joel-was-diagnosed-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=28428","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, the Disorder Billy Joel Was Diagnosed With"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">The singer canceled his upcoming concerts because of the brain disorder. Here\u2019s what to know about the symptoms, prognosis and treatment.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Billy Joel has canceled his upcoming concerts because of a brain disorder that has affected his hearing, vision and balance, the singer-songwriter <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/05\/23\/arts\/music\/billy-joel-brain-disorder-nph.html\" title>announced on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The condition, known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, or N.P.H., is estimated to affect <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroassoc.org\/powerful-hydrocephalus-facts\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hundreds of thousands of older<\/a> Americans. Here\u2019s what to know about the disorder.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-45edb702\">What is normal pressure hydrocephalus?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">N.P.H. occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain, causing symptoms that include trouble walking, balancing and controlling one\u2019s bladder. It can also lead to memory problems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The bladder symptoms can include not just incontinence, but also waking up at night to urinate with increasing frequency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/billyjoel\/posts\/pfbid02rt73SX9mVJso5QrwmnbkZt8ubnEbmk1ME9hekh2kBJSUcyNxD8LZ9PNBQ5YT2nWDl\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A statement<\/a> posted to Mr. Joel\u2019s social media accounts on Friday said his condition had been \u201cexacerbated by recent concert performances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">N.P.H. is rare, but risk increases with age. Dr. Charles Matouk, a neurosurgeon at Yale University and director of the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Program, estimated that less than 1 percent of the population ages 65 to 80 might get it, but that the number was likely 5 percent or more after age 80.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-kbghgg\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171quhb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Here\u2019s what to know about the symptoms, prognosis and treatment.Billy Joel has canceled his upcoming concerts because of a brain disorder that has affected his hearing, vision and balance, the singer-songwriter announced on Friday.The condition, known as normal pressure hydrocephalus, or N.P.H., is estimated to affect hundreds of thousands of older Americans. Here\u2019s what to know about the disorder.What is normal pressure hydrocephalus?N.P.H. occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain, causing symptoms that include trouble walking, balancing and controlling one\u2019s bladder. It can also lead to memory problems.The bladder symptoms can include not just incontinence, but also waking up at night to urinate with increasing frequency.A statement posted to Mr. Joel\u2019s social media accounts on Friday said his condition had been \u201cexacerbated by recent concert performances.\u201dN.P.H. is rare, but risk increases with age. 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