Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) : MRI
History:A 55 years female presented with dementia and gait imbalanceFindings:There is ventricular dilatation, dysproportionate to the cerebral atrophy. No significant periventricular ooze. Bowing of the corpus callosum. A classical T2 hypointense jet at 4th ventricle. Features are characteristic of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)Diagnosis:Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)Extra EdgeClassical clinical triad?Dementia, ataxia, urinary incontinence. The most characteristic MRI sign?T2 hypointense jet at 4th ventricleWhich special MRI study is helpful and how?CSF flow study. To predict success of shunt procedure...
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - March 2, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs
Supporting Promising Medtech Firms: Interview with Paul Grand, CEO of MedTech Innovator
MedTech Innovator is a medical technology accelerator program that supports medtech companies in translating their technologies into beneficial products. Much of this support takes the form of competitions. At present, MedTech Innovator holds competitions in the US and Asia, and companies can apply to enter either competition depending on where their primary market will be. The competitions occur at conferences where companies pitch their technologies over several rounds.
The competitions allow companies to receive feedback and insights from industry leaders and during the year 2020, MedTech Innovator and partners provi...
Source: Medgadget - January 4, 2021 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: etc. Exclusive Source Type: blogs
FlowSense Monitors Hydrocephalus Shunts: Exlusive with Anna Lisa Somera, CEO of Rhaeos
Hydrocephalus patients have an excess of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, which needs to be drained away through a ventricular shunt. However, these shunts regularly fail, with potentially life-threatening results. At present, there isn’t an easy way to check that a shunt is still working, and clinicians typically use brain MRI/CT scans to see if a shunt is still draining correctly.
Not only are these imaging procedures inconvenient and expensive, but in the case of CT they may expose a hydrocephalus patient to significant amounts of radiation if regular assessments are required. To address this, Rhaeos, a company ba...
Source: Medgadget - October 13, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Materials Medicine Neurology Neurosurgery Source Type: blogs
Looking to the Future of Neuro Devices: Exclusive Interview with Alcyone Lifesciences CEO PJ Anand
Alcyone Lifesciences is a medical technology company based out of Lowell, MA, which specializes in central nervous system (CNS) drug delivery platforms for targeted infusions of the brain or spinal cord. Their Thecaflex DRx System was recently awarded Breakthrough Device designation by the FDA, for spinal infusion of therapeutic medications.
Medgadget had the opportunity to speak with Alcyone Lifesciences CEO, PJ Anand, about his inspiration for cutting edge medical technology and the future direction of neurological devices.
Kurt Yaeger, Medgadget: Great to talk to you, PJ. Please first give us a sense of your back...
Source: Medgadget - May 7, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Kurt Yaeger Tags: Exclusive Neurology Neurosurgery Pain Management Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Non-Invasive Monitor for Hydrocephalus Shunt Malfunctions
At Northwestern University a new wearable shunt monitor has been developed that may revolutionize how people with hydrocephalus are cared for. Currently, implanted shunts are typically used to drain cerebrospinal fluid into the abdomen, preventing it from building up in the brain.
Though they’re very effective, they tend to clog up and cause all kinds of unpleasant and painful side effects. Diagnosing a failed shunt is challenging, requiring a visit to the hospital to undergo CT or MR imaging, or even surgery. Researchers led by John A. Rogers at Northwestern University have now developed a flexible stick-on device...
Source: Medgadget - November 5, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Neurology Neurosurgery Source Type: blogs
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 226
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 226.
Question 1
Between 1995 and 2000 the CDC in the USA reported 15 to 18% of cases of tetanus in which particular subset of the population?
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Source: Life in the Fast Lane - February 15, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Frivolous Friday Five Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, December 18th 2017
In this study, we asked people in an open-ended way about their desire for longer life: Would you like to have more time? What age would you like to become? This was something more specific than asking about a preference for survival without reference to any length of time; about one's plans for the future; or whether people see the future as open or limited, as in studies of future time perspective. Our attempt was to discover whether there were preferred temporal spans with which older adults framed their futures and plans.
The two-question series about extra years and desired age ("How old would you like to becom...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 17, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Yet More Evidence for Impaired Drainage of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Aging
Leucadia Therapeutics is one of the young companies shepherded by the Methuselah Fund, in this case working on an Alzheimer's treatment predicated on a theory of the disease that views impaired drainage of cerebrospinal fluid as an important cause. Alzheimer's disease is a condition characterized by a build up of protein aggregates, and one of the ways in which the brain normally removes these aggregates is through drainage of cerebrospinal fluid out into the body. The passages for that drainage, like most other bodily systems, fail over time. An increasing amount of supporting evidence for this to contribute to age-relate...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 12, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Medgadget Visits The Medical Alley Innovation Summit in Minneapolis 2017
MedTech Strategist working together with The Medical Alley Association for the very first time brought their premier innovation summit to Minnesota, a place now considered by many to be the global epicenter of health innovation and care. Over the two-day long event more than 35 start-up and emerging medical companies presented their technologies and devices to representatives of leading venture capitalist and investment banks, and also to large medical device companies.
Considering that funding is of major importance to the field of medical innovation, this event gave both investors and entrepreneurs a chance to explore fu...
Source: Medgadget - October 19, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Kenan Raddawi Tags: Exclusive Source Type: blogs
To the doctor who saved our son ’s life
I’m convinced this will be a year of reflection for our family — as we’ve witnessed so many transitions in the past year I find myself deep in thought. As I reflect, I’m full of appreciation for the journey we’re on. I’m full of gratitude for so many of the people who have helped us along the way — especially the amazing doctors who have become like family. This past week I’ve found myself thinking more about one of the most influential doctors in our family’s life — Chance’s neurosurgeon.
Today we visited her office — for a routine appointment to make sure we are...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 17, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/amanda-kern" rel="tag" > Amanda Kern < /a > Tags: Patient Patients Source Type: blogs
9 Types of Dementia
Dementia causes the gradual deterioration of mental functioning that effects memory, mood, thinking, concentration, and judgment. These changes often affect a person’s ability to perform normal daily activities.Dementia is a an illness that usually occurs slowly over time, and includes a progressive state of deterioration in the brain. Dementia effects memory. language and thinking.Common problems include confusion, and changes in the way a person behaves and communicates.What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room Email: Cognitive symptoms of dementia can ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - June 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: dementia care help with dementia kinds of dementia memory care types of dementia understanding dementia Source Type: blogs
