Posts Tagged ‘2011’
Tributes to a Passionate NPH Physician Advocate — The Passing of Harold O. Conn, MD
Harold O. Conn, MD was a world-famous doctor specializing in diseases of the liver. After his retirement, he developed Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) and thus embarked on his second career…
Read MoreHA Funds Research, Announces New Research Grants
HA is pleased to announce two recipients of the Hydrocephalus Association’s grant program focusing on CSF Production, Flow, and Regulation. The long term goal of these grants is to create…
Read MoreUniversity of Wisconsin Doctor Creates Pressure Monitor
Dr. Josh Medow first came into contact with hydrocephalus as a resident in a Madison, WI hospital and right away recognized a major issue while treating a child with a…
Read MoreHA Chairman, Paul Gross, Joins NINDS Advisory Council
Paul Gross has been selected to join the 18 member National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council -the major advisory panel to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
Read MoreThere are a Million Hydrocephalus Stories; This is the Story of Tracy
Head Above Water By Tracy Taback Today, I am a healthy 31-year-old woman who just happened to be born with hydrocephalus (water on the brain). My condition lay dormant and…
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Announcing our 2011 Hydrocephalus Association Scholarship Recipients!
The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) is pleased and honored to announce our 2011 Hydrocephalus Association Scholarship Recipients.
Read MoreThere are a Million Hydrocephalus Stories; This is the Story of Hannah
by HA Member Susan Andersen Moore Our daughter Hannah has a programmable VP shunt for her hydrocephalus. Here is a little of her story. Hannah was born sometime in May…
Read MoreDr. Salomon Hakim – a Giant in the Field of Hydrocephalus
Respected Colombian neurosurgeon Salomon Hakim, MD, PhD, who worked extensively in the field of hydrocephalus, has died at the age of 88.
Read MoreTax Act Brings Changes to SSI / Medicaid Treatment of Refunds, Tax Credits
(the following may be of interest to persons living with hydrocephalus who receive SSI benefits) Several little-noticed provisions of the recently-enacted law that extended the Bush-era tax cuts fundamentally alter…
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