The value of a recent biochemical discovery can be seen in the case of an 8-year-old boy. In August 2023 he was able to play typical sports, but by November he needed a wheelchair because of a rare ...

In what experts are calling a “dream come true,” scientists used a recent biochemical discovery to help an 8-year-old boy ...

The discovery that diabetes medication could potentially manage hydrocephalus occurred after Dr Magill observed significant ...

The condition, which causes impaired mobility, is often confused with dementia or ageing – but a surgical procedure can be ...

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A drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes may reduce excess fluid in the brains of patients with hydrocephalus, which ...

The cornerstone of treatment for hepatic lipidosis is nutrition. Once the patient is stable, feeding tube placement should be considered. It is important to monitor for refeeding syndrome, which ...

Despite the normal mean intracranial pressure in normal pressure hydrocephalus, the cerebral ventricles enlarge. Many hypotheses exist as to why, and these have lately been investigated in simulation.

No data are available regarding the impact of earlier treatment of atherosclerosis. Intimal medial thickness has been assessed in European ancestry children and younger adults, with limited long‐term ...

(B) Brain MRI demonstrating ventriculomegaly and evidence of subcortical ischemic changes. Both patients' idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus symptoms improved following shunt placement.