Venezuela’s vice president declared that Nicolás Maduro is the “only president of Venezuela” in a defiant speech that appeared to throw cold water on President Trump’s claims she was cooperating with ...

On November 19 I had a shunt installed in my head into my brain to address a diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). So far, so good! As my various medical providers and well-informed ...

For decades, people who have suffered from normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a condition where cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the skull, causing trouble with cognitive functions, walking and ...

Background: Dopaminergic imaging has become a pivotal tool in the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and related disorders. Its ability to assess presynaptic dopamine transporter function provides ...

A neurosurgeon operated on his 93-year-old former mentor, who was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). NPH is a treatable condition often misdiagnosed as dementia, with symptoms ...

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 ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A simple shunt can restore walking ability and independence in elderly people with a rare brain condition, a major new clinical trial has found. Implanting ...

Cerebrospinal fluid shunting improved walking speed, gait, and balance in older adults with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus. An open-shunt valve setting led to no significant improvements in ...

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, ...

Implanting a brain shunt in older people diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is effective in improving their symptoms, a randomized, double-blinded, multi-center patient ...