Island Treasures Mini Podcast: Could it be Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?

Tracy Crump shared how she persevered as a strong advocate for her mom when things just didn't seem to fit with being told her mom had dementia.

When she recalled a friend's dad's diagnosis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), Tracy compared the symptoms he had with what her mom was experiencing and then she armed herself with reliable information to take to the medical professionals and eventually, through testing, her mom was diagnosed with NPH. Within days her symptoms had significantly reduced with the treatment she received for NPH.

Tracy does not wish to give any one false hope, but advocates for thorough medical testing especially when things just don't seem to add up for your loved one's condition, as there are conditions that cause dementia-like symptoms that aren't dementia.

For more information on the medical conditions that mimic dementia-like symptoms here's the link to the article referenced in the episode entitled "7 Treatable Diseases That Mimic Alzheimer's" from the caregiving website resource Daily Caring.com