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‘There was no hope’: Treatable disease often mistaken for Alzheimer’s!
'There was no hope': Treatable disease often mistaken for Alzheimer's! LINK to read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49375308 By Robin Levinson-King, BBC News, Toronto
Money to research project in Umea for ”brain washing machine”, the Glymphatic system
The project Glymphatic system – a factor in dementia development is about moving forward with methods to investigate the Glymphatic system in humans. Hopefully this will be new tools for diagnoses and treatments, says Anders Eklund, professor at Umeå University and project manager. The research group is already a world leader in research on hydrocephalus, […]
ASK THE EXPERT – Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) has made several very informative videos on YouTube where they interview experts on the theme of Adult hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) under the title “Ask the Expert – Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)”. Link to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYKANaEHonmRSXAnlyDyZv8WEGt46uhh Ask the Expert series: NPH Episode 1: Dementia or NPH? NPH Episode 2: […]
Thousands of patients with curable brain condition… – Article in The Daily Mail Online
Thousands of patients with curable brain condition ‘may be languishing in care homes after being wrongly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease’ About 20,000 Britons are thought to have normal pressure hydrocephalus The condition is caused by fluid becoming trapped on the brain Richard Edwards, neurosurgeon, said doctors often mistake the illness for dementia, […]
I was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, article in Financial Times
Tackling the similar but treatable ‘normal pressure hydrocephalus’ would advance public health……. This patient asked for a second opinion and got in contact with the neurosurgeon responsible for NPH patients in Queen Square, London, Laurence Watkins and then got the correct diagnosis and treatment. Link here. (If the article do not show, google: I […]
Medicinteknikdagarna in Umeå
Likvor presented at Medicinteknikdagarna in Umeå, October 9-10, 2018.
Hydrocephalus conference in Bologna, Italy: October 19-22, 2018
Likvor AB is represented at the Hydrocephalus Conference in Bologna as one of the exhibitors. Meet us there and discuss the usage of CSF dynamic assessments for diagnosing patients with CSF disorders. Hydrocephalus Annual Meeting represents one of the most important meetings focused on hydrocephalus and presents a vital opportunity for clinicians and scientists who […]
Connection between apathy and gait improvement in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)?
Is there a connection between apathy and gait improvement in patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)? By: Aparna Srinivasan. Article published at web of Hydrocephalus Association: www.hydroassoc.org Idiopathic NPH (iNPH) is a disorder commonly seen in older adults. These adults have enlarged ventricles with a normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure. The three […]
