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Billy Joel Brain Disorder

A post on the 76-year-old singer's Instagram on Friday said that he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus and that concert performances exacerbated problems with his “hearing, vision, and balance.”

It can look like dementia, but there’s a key difference: normal pressure hydrocephalus is treatable and in many cases reversible if it’s caught early.

Commonly, neurosurgeons implant a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, or tube, into the brain that helps drain the fluid buildup into another part of the body, like the abdomen. The patient then essentially pees the excess fluid out, Udani said.

Best of luck, Piano Man.

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