‘A COMPLETELY NEW PERSON’: CAN SURGERY HELP ALZHEIMER’S PATIENTS REGAIN BASIC SKILLS?

A surgical procedure for Alzheimer’s disease being tested in Hong Kong has the potential to improve patients’ ability to take care of their basic needs such as getting dressed and remaining socially engaged. The ongoing clinical trial, launched by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), involves an operation that drains an abnormal build-up of two protein types in the brain.

News - South China Morning Post reports that a surgical procedure for Alzheimer’s disease being tested in Hong Kong has the potential to improve patients’ ability to take care of their basic needs such as getting dressed and remaining socially engaged.

The report adds: The ongoing clinical trial, launched by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), involves an operation that drains an abnormal build-up of two protein types in the brain.

The clinical application was pioneered by a mainland Chinese doctor in Hangzhou as early as 2018 and...

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