WHEN a 44-year-old man began experiencing a common symptom experienced by millions, he decided to get checked out by medical ...

Figure 2: Development and noninvasive treatment of bilateral subdural hygromas following placement of a programmable shunt for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Although CSF shunting is a ...

A ventriculoatrial shunt is a surgical device that treats hydrocephalus - a condition where there is too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain - by diverting excess fluid to the heart.

(B) Brain MRI demonstrating ventriculomegaly and evidence of subcortical ischemic changes. Both patients' idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus symptoms improved following shunt placement.

Current risk/benefit analyses indicate that shunt operations improve outcome compared to the spontaneous course of the disease. Conclusion: Normal pressure hydrocephalus should always enter into ...

Hydrocephalus can be congenital ... It’s a big problem, especially if a child has a shunt — or plastic tube — implanted to help drain the excess fluid. “What happens if the shunt fails?” ...

CereVasc, Inc. announced the initial results of its United States pilot clinical study of the CereVasc eShunt system in the ...

Children suffering from hydrocephalus, the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain, should be careful when using Apple’s popular tablet, the iPad 2: if held within 2 inches of ...