alt Hacker NewsFTA: "anecdotally at least, several clinicians say they’ve heard from colleagues in China that the majority of individuals backslide within a year of surgery, echoing broader concerns that any gains might not last."
FTA: "anecdotally at least, several clinicians say they’ve heard from colleagues in China that the majority of individuals backslide within a year of surgery, echoing broader concerns that any gains might not last."
The surgery doesn't address the underlying Alzheimers pathology. It just buys time. It's like that with a cardiac bypass or coronary stent, yet no one questions their usefulness. It could be that the science of brain and neck stenting requires similar development. This only adds to the importance of developing experience with it.