Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH ... The INPH guidelines list complications that include shunt malfunction (20%), subdural hematoma (2–17%), seizure (3–11%), shunt infection ...

(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 ...

Wireless brain sensor aims to prevent failures, giving hydrocephalus patients early alerts before symptoms become critical.

One month after Merrick was born, his mom, Lindsey, felt that something wasn’t quite right with her baby boy. He’d become ...

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 ...