Hydrocephalus is a condition where fluid builds in brain cavities, and causes potentially damaging pressure on the brain. Surgeons implant a tube called a shunt to drain the excess fluid and relieve ...

Hydrocephalus is a life-threatening condition that occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborns and is often treated with invasive surgery. Now, a new study offers hope of preventing hydrocephalus before it ...

Dr. Michael A. Williams, professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a hydrocephalus experts, holds an example of a valve for a brain shunt ...

Radio personality and The Partridge Family actor Danny Bonaduce made headlines this week as he announced he would be undergoing brain surgery to treat hydrocephalus, a neurological condition that ...

This brain disorder has a big impact on the sufferer. Because it causes physical and intellectual development disorders. Not to mention, if the disease has serious complications. Although it can ...

In Nigeria, children born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus face overwhelming challenges—life-saving surgeries are costly, specialised care is scarce, and social stigma isolates families.

Implanting a brain shunt in older people diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is effective in improving their symptoms, a randomized, double-blinded, multi-center patient ...