From the article
Is this a cure for Alzheimer, as some have claimed? Not yet and maybe never. The researchers certainly haven’t made such a claim and the research is still ongoing. Also, it’s important to replicate such results on a broader population in order to claim a cure has been found—and that is still far from happening.
Not peer reviewed and there’s a host of non surgical drugs in the pipeline now that could treat or prevent Alzheimer’s.
I am however very happy the patient’s symptoms are abating and her daughter is getting her mom back.
True but those drugs are so massively expensive I could see how surgery could be competitively costly.
Surgery is best avoided especially around the spinal columns of the elderly.
Economy of scale “should” bring the price of Alzheimer’s drugs down. The best cure is exercise when you’re young and good dental and sleep hygiene.
I would imagine the drugs available in China are already cheaper than anywhere else. Far as the risk of that surgery, shunts are fairly routine at least in the USA where they are used on newborns that have hydrocephalus. I know because I had one. Can’t be that much more risky for someone in their 60s
That’s not been my understanding as to the price of drugs.
It’s not the surgery per se that’s the issue but the risk of encephalopathy. Aging bodies don’t fight infection as well as babies do. Also the other risks of stroke from clots, the stress on the pulmonary system from anesthesia and the costs of the at home care during recovery.