- Research suggests that treating NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus) in the elderly population would reduce U.S. health care expenditures by $25,000 per patient, or $184 million, over five years. The dementia symptoms of NPH can be similar to those of Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease. Experts say that many cases of NPH are misdiagnosed as one of these diseases.
- The medical costs for Hydrocephalus are over $1 billion per year, yet the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invests less than $1 million per year in Hydrocephalus treatment.
- Over the last 50 years, there has been no significant improvement in hydrocephalus treatment and no progress toward prevention or cure.
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