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Patients share their story

„Everyone has a cross to bear - some more than others. The most important thing is not to give up and to live your life to its fullest.“

Sarah, nurse & hydrocephalus patient

Patient stories

Hydrocephalus has many faces - each person affected has different, very individual demands on his or her life with the disease. This makes the different perspectives on hydrocephalus even more important - because understanding is the basic principle of our work.

[Translate to English:] — Patient stories: Madita & Sarah
They met each other in a hydrocephalus forum and made friends right away. Maybe because they understood each other completely without having to explain much: Sarah who was born with hydrocephalus and Madita who developed the medical condition with three months.

[Translate to English:] — My life with hydrocephalus - Part I
What is it like to live with the often invisible disease hydrocephalus? Julia talks about her experiences and gives an overview of the clinical picture.

[Translate to English:] — Diagnosis Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
Heinz Weber, who was treated for Parkinson's for many years and only after years was diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) and treated accordingly, tells us his story.

[Translate to English:] — My life with hydrocephalus - Part II
In the 2nd part of her story Julia tells us, when she got her hydrocephalus diagnosis, if she can forget it sometimes and what her plans for the future look like.

[Translate to English:] — Merle’s Guard
E-Book for Children: Merle’s Guard – For pediatric hydrocephalus patients and their families

„I've been through a lot, and I say, at that moment you don't think it's going to get any better [...]. But when I see now what I can do again and everything, then I say: Hang in there.“

Julia - hydrocephalus patient

Miethke Journal

The MIETHKE Journal is a platform for a broad spectrum of technologies and questions that doctors and patients inevitably encounter at some point in the treatment of hydrocephalus with shunt systems.
Hydrocephalus is our topic. Every day.

[Translate to English:] — Over- and underdrainage - the most common “side effects” of shunt systems
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[Translate to English:] — Foundations of fluid mechanics, or of beakers, bottles and people
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