Introduction Lower extremity Ilizarov surgery, a common procedure for correcting bone deformities, is often associated with reduced physical activity (PA) and functional decline. The home-based PA ...

To the Editor: In the Placebo-Controlled Efficacy in iNPH Shunting (PENS) trial, Luciano et al. (Dec. 4 issue) 1 investigated the effectiveness of shunting in participants with idiopathic ...

BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CereVasc, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company developing novel treatments for neurological diseases, today announced results from a prospective, ...

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by gait disturbance, progressive mental deterioration and urinary incontinence associated with enlargement of the ventricular system and normal ...

TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Shunt surgery significantly improves gait velocity at three months among patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus with a response to temporary ...

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, ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and had a spinal tap a few months ago. It helped my brain fog, but my neurosurgeon didn’t want to put in a shunt. I am 96. Can repeated taps ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and had a spinal tap a few months ago. It helped my brain fog, but my neurosurgeon didn’t want to put in a shunt. I am 96. Can repeated taps ...