CereVasc, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company developing novel treatments for neurological diseases, today ...

Gait velocity had increased in the open-shunt group and was unchanged in the placebo group at 3 months, resulting in a treatment difference of 0.21 m/s. HealthDay News — Shunt surgery significantly ...

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterized by impaired gait, balance, cognition, and bladder control in older adults. The disorder is treated with shunt surgery, ...

Dr. Michael A. Williams, professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a hydrocephalus experts, holds an example of a valve for a brain shunt ...

Background: Cognition and frailty are sparsely studied in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). We aimed to describe the preoperative cognitive function compared with ...

Objective: The aims of the study were to investigate differences in cortical mean diffusivity (MD) among idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) patients, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, ...

In May, Billy Joel announced that he was cancelling upcoming concert performances because he has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). In an interview with Bill Maher he said, “I ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is great potential in using AI-trained data models to detect and specify neurologic conditions. Adding ...

Billy Joel recently opened up about his health on ‘Bill Maher’s Club Random’ podcast, revealing his diagnosis with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). “I feel fine,” Joel told Maher, though he added, ...

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is one of the few reversible causes of dementia in older adults and accounts for approximately 6% of all dementias. The cardinal sign of NPH is a hypokinetic gait ...