[reverett123]

I did a little searching and sometimes NPH responds to ldopa! Now, if an eminent researcher at Yale with over 250 published papers can spend ten years in hell, then who knows?

1: Clin Med. 2007 Jun;7(3):296-9.

Comment in:
Clin Med. 2007 Aug;7(4):416.

Normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report by a physician who is the patient.

Conn HO.

Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
halcon1109@aol.com

This report describes the case of an elderly physician who endured a slowly
progressive, ambulatory illness, which was erroneously diagnosed as Parkinson's
disease. After ten years of progressive illness the correct diagnosis of normal
pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) was finally made, revealing itself, by accident,
through incontinence and mild dementia. The patient-physician enjoyed an
instantaneous remission induced by a large lumbar puncture (LP) sustained by a
ventriculosystemic shunt. The patient-physician dedicated his renewed life to
informing the medical profession about this dramatic syndrome, which he believes
is more common and more reversible than generally thought. Although the patient
had been virtually restored to normal, a series of complications typical of
ventriculosystemic shunting (VSS) occurred, including significant hearing loss
and subdural haematoma (SDH). The patient feels, however, that his clinical
improvement far outweighs the complications and that every patient with NPH
should have the opportunity to decide whether or not to have a VSS.

PMID: 17633954 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]