Dr. Joe Sam Robinson, Jr. presentation in Chile was discussing the possible relationship between chronic CSF flow disruption and the development of dementia. His idea is twofold. First, that natural decline resulting from aging is inevitable, making the development of conditions which cause chronic issues in CSF flow more likely. Second, that these conditions are likely to lead to dementia and accelerate the inevitable mental decline as a result of aging. Ultimately, he argues that more attention needs to be paid to monitoring CSF flow and to treatments which can address chronic disruptions
CLAN is the leading Latin American Congress of Neurosurgery which hosts a yearly event each fall.