Article Topic: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Author: Tasneem Khallad Editor: Philip Sweidan, Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: iNPH, sNPH, Hakim’s triad, CSF shunt. Overview Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a neurological disorder first described in 1965 and considered to be the first treatable type of dementia ever known. (1) It is a potentially reversible syndrome that presents with dilated cerebral ventricles in combination with a triad of symptoms; urinary incontinence, gait impairment, and dementia. Diagnosis is based on medical history, neurological examination, and brain imaging. CSF ventriculoperitoneal shunting is the most commonly used treatment modality for NPH. (2) Introduction Hydrocephalus refers to the […]

Article Topic: History of Epilepsy. Author: Tasneem Ishaq Khallad Editor: Noor Qasem Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Seizures, epilepsy, Babylonia, Greek, stigma, history.   Overview Epilepsy – derived from the Greek word epilambanein meaning “to seize,” in which the body and mind are seized from the individual (1) – is a disease that could occur in all mammals, but more frequently, in species with more complex brain anatomy. (2) Scientists traced epilepsy in humans back to as far as the existence of medical records: about 3000 years ago, where Babylonian clay tablets were seen to include medical texts mentioning and classifying […]