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What is it like to have Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	1 (13%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (25%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (38%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (25%) patients experienced no severity	Alprazolam, Gabapentin
Pain	1 (13%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (25%) patients experienced moderate severity 2 (25%) patients experienced mild severity 3 (38%) patients experienced no severity	Tramadol
Insomnia	1 (13%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (25%) patients experienced moderate severity 5 (63%) patients experienced mild severity 0 (0%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Fatigue	2 (25%) patients experienced severe severity 5 (63%) patients experienced moderate severity 0 (0%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (13%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Depressed mood	1 (13%) patients experienced severe severity 2 (25%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (38%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (25%) patients experienced no severity	Bupropion, Fluoxetine

Who has Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus at PatientsLikeMe?

28 patients have this condition
3 New patients joined this month
17 say Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
2 patients	2 patients	2 patients	4 patients	5 patients	2 patients	4 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
57%	Females
43%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	2	2
20-29 years	0	0
30-39 years	0	0
40-49 years	1	1
50-59 years	1	1
60-69 years	3	3
70+ years	1	1

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	13	13
Not Diagnosed	8	8

These charts show data from Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus patients who have completed their condition history

Where do I talk to patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?

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