A new surgery could help treat a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that can cause balance problems and memory declines, researchers found.According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, idiopathic ...

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 ...

When Jill Knaus shuffled into the Adult Hydrocephalus Program at the University of Calgary she was hoping to find answers to her health concerns. She suddenly required the use of a cane or a walker.

In this Innovation Spotlight, Dan Levangie, president and chief executive officer of CereVasc, discusses a new treatment strategy for NPH using an endovascularly implantable CSF shunt that minimizes ...

The typical signs and symptoms of idiopathic NPH are shown. In a retrospective study involving 418 patients with shunt-responsive idiopathic NPH, 96% of the patients had gait difficulty, 76% had ...

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterized by impaired gait, balance, cognition, and bladder control in older adults. The disorder is treated with shunt surgery, ...