Posts Tagged ‘neurosurgery’
Student Spotlight: Jamie Wright Advocates For Hydrocephalus Awareness
Imagine having a neurological condition that most people have never heard of. Jamie Wright is on a mission to educate others about hydrocephalus.
Read MoreHydrocephalus Shunt featured on Nike’s Air Max Zero
A hydrocephalus patient of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital designs a hydrocephalus shoe in the annual Doernbecher Freestyle event with Nike.
Read MoreFDA Clears MRI-Compatible Shunt System by Medtronic
The Food and Drug Administration cleared Medtronic’s new StrataMR™ valve and shunt system for use in the United States.
Read MoreThe Patient Voice in Hydrocephalus Research Studies
Our Patient Partner Committees provide the patient perspective throughout the duration of a research study, making sure the patient voice is at the table.
Read MoreHCRN Researcher Dr. Jay Wellons Demonstrates Importance of Multi-Center Studies
How do surgeons make decisions? How do they stand by those decisions and evaluate themselves? The HCRN set out to answer these questions in their study.
Read MoreHCRN-HA Partnership Results in $1.8 Million Hydrocephalus Research Grant
PCORI is awarding a $1.8 million grant in support of a HCRN-proposed randomized control trial to determine the most effective entry site for placing a shunt.
Read MoreBringing 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 MoreLooking Back…Moving Forward: A Journey of Support
Debby Buffa has raised two daughters with hydrocephalus and provided support to hundreds of families since the early 1980s. As the Hydrocephalus Association (HA) continues its 30th anniversary interview series, Debby shares her journey with HA over the last 30 years.
Read MoreLooking Back…Moving Forward: It’s About Relationships
HA Board Member and former VP of Sales for Medtronic, Ralph Kistler, reflects back on his 20+ year relationship with the Hydrocephalus Association.
Read MoreHydrocephalus Association at 30
In 1983, a small group of parents of children with hydrocephalus living in the San Francisco Bay area came together seeking community and support. Thirty years ago could this group of determined and committed individuals have imagined that the Hydrocephalus Association would become the nation’s largest and most widely respected advocacy group dedicated to hydrocephalus?
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