Posts Tagged ‘dementia treatment’
Bringing Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Out of Obscurity
In the 1960s, a treatable form of dementia was a controversial claim. One man questioned things that others were simply content to accept, and to bring it into the real world as a clinically diagnosable and, more importantly a treatable syndrome known as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Who was Dr. Salomon Hakim?
Read More50th Anniversary of the Recognition of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
March 10, 2014, marks the 50th anniversary of the recognition of NPH as a distinct medical condition, allowing countless people access to the treatment needed to return to active lifestyles after possibly years of living with misdiagnosed dementia.
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