In a systematic review in The Lancet Global Health, Ph.D.-student Camilla Grøver Aukrust and colleagues have studied the causes of hydrocephalus in African children. "Hydrocephalus is a disease that ...
Hydrocephalus in children often has completely different causes than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of an international study. The researchers identified a series of mutations that cause ...
Hydrocephalus is a condition where excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up in the brain. This fluid protects and cushions the brain, but when it collects in large amounts, it increases pressure and ...
When you hear the words ‘water on the brain,’ it instantly sounds frightening. But behind that phrase is a condition called hydrocephalus, which, while serious, is also treatable with the right care.
Hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," occurs when the cerebral ventricles - four interconnected cavities of the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid - become enlarged, but its cause is ...
Genetic studies of children with hydrocephalus ('water on the brain') combined with mouse models indicate that in certain genetic subtypes, the condition arises due to abnormal neurodevelopment that ...
John Kestle, MD, professor of neurosurgery at University of Utah Health, is the principal investigator on a major $10M National Institutes of Health-funded grant that is studying care improvements for ...
Why do some children have abnormally large heads? This most probably is a result of hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus is a word derived from Greek – ‘hydro’ meaning water and ‘cephalous’ referring to the ...
Researchers have learned that the same molecular pathway is involved in both the infectious and hemorrhagic forms of acquired hydrocephalus, a life-threatening disease that triggers a massive ...
Danny Bonaduce, the former star of "The Partridge Family" and host of radio's "The Danny Bonaduce Show," is set for brain surgery after revealing his hydrocephalus diagnosis. In a recent interview ...
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Department of Neurosurgery have developed an app for the Hydrocephalus Association, called ...