Read all about the latest gym openings, healthy events, and fitness trends in our twice weekly Wellness newsletter. Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a chronic neurological disorder usually ...

The last thing most patients do when they receive an Alzheimer's diagnosis is seek another diagnosis. But research shows that up to 5 percent of dementia cases are misdiagnosed cases of a treatable ...

Five to 10 percent of Americans diagnosed with dementia could actually have a treatable condition known as normal pressure hydrocephalus or NPH, according to experts in the field. An estimated 700,000 ...

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 ...

A landmark randomized, placebo-controlled trial provides the clearest evidence to date that shunt surgery benefits patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a condition long ...

Patients diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a type of brain swelling most commonly seen in older adults — and for which the underlying cause is unknown — are typically ...

One group of mice was deficient for five of six copies of Dvl genes throughout the development of the brain, and the other set of mice had the same Dvl deficiency induced only as adults. The ...

The mysterious condition once known as "water on the brain" became just a bit less murky this week thanks to a global research group led in part by a Case Western Reserve researcher. Professor Anthony ...