(Nexstar) – Billy Joel has He canceled his next offers After diagnosing a brain disorder known as normal hypertension, according to an online message published on social media channels.
“Under the instructions of his doctor, Billy is subject to specific physical therapy and it is recommended to refrain from performance during this recovery period,” says the letter, partly.
Natural pressure is a state caused by the accumulation of pelvic fluid in the ventricles of the brain, College of Medicine Jones Hopkins Explain. The agency said that such accumulation may be the result of a number of factors, including brain tumor, brain injury, or head injury, but it is often diagnosed among the elderly.
It is also “relatively uncommon” in general, Cleveland clinic It says, with about 0.2 % of people under the age of 65, about 5.9 % suffer from 80 of this condition.
Natural pressure symptoms (NPH) is to three categories, according to Drop -off: Those that affect walking, and those that affect cognitive capabilities, and those that affect the control of the bladder. Patients may face a problem in the stairs, take long steps or maintain balance; Experiment to forgetfulness, lack of attention or confusion; It faces a problem in controlling the bladder.
In Friday’s message, Billy Joel was said to have problems in seeing, listening and balanced – the symptoms that did not “worsen” except through recent offers.
NPH’s early signs are often diagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, according to researchers: Both Alzheimer’s Association The head dropout association estimates that about 80 % of cases are incorrectly diagnosed.
“The psychological nervous test is the most accurate way to determine and document the strengths and cognitive problems and can help provide a more accurate diagnosis of the group of nervous and cognitive issues,” says the association’s dropping association.
The good news is that NPH can be processed and managed, and the most common by transplanting the transition – or a small tube – in the strokes to drain the excessive spicy fluid in another part of the body (usually the abdomen) where it can be absorbed.
Those who respond well to the procedure can see a “rapid improvement” in their behavior (usually with walking at first), but it may take longer than full results, or the reflection of symptoms.
Joel, 76, did not reveal the details of his treatment plan, but his message indicated that he was “completely committed to giving priority to his health.”
His scheduled shows – which have now been canceled – extended to July 2026.
“I am sincerely sorry to thwart our fans, and thank you for your understanding,” he wrote in a statement included in the letter.