The findings indicated that the overall shunt failure rates varied significantly ... providing protection and nourishment. Hydrocephalus: A condition characterized by an accumulation of CSF ...

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 ...

Children suffering from hydrocephalus, the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... the computer’s magnets can change its settings, causing the shunt to malfunction, according to a study ...

Patients can be born with hydrocephalus or develop it ... fluid from the brain into the stomach. However, shunts had a 50 percent chance of failure in the first two years. To tackle this ...