Hydrocephalus may be a complication of congenital Zika syndrome, and the presenting signs and symptoms are challenging to recognize, a Brazilian group reports. Monitoring for hydrocephalus, including ...

Hydrocephalus is a pathological condition with accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. This condition may be congenital or acquired, and often associated with neurodegenerative ...

Congenital hydrocephalus is a developmental disorder marked by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain’s ventricles. This condition, which affects approximately one in every ...

Scientists have discovered a new cause of neonatal hydrocephalus. The team discovered that cell-signaling defects disrupt immature brain cells involved in normal brain development. Treatment with ...

Hydrocephalus is classically seen as a plumbing problem, the result of too much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain or dysregulation of fluid flow. It is usually treated with shunts to drain the ...

A recent Yale study has identified new genes associated with congenital hydrocephalus, a neurological disease. The paper, which was published on Oct. 19, is based on the exome sequencing — the ...

A newly identified bacteria and a common virus may be the underlying cause of infection-induced hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to an international team of researchers. "Thirteen years ago, while ...

DENVER (CBS4) - A Denver family is sharing their story to raise awareness about hydrocephalus. It's a condition that affects 1 out of 1,000 babies. "When she was 6 weeks old, actually, and it was just ...

Babies born with toxoplasmosis, which is caused by a congenital parasitic infection, can develop hydrocephalus, a condition where excess fluid creates damaging pressure in the brain. A new study led ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- “It’s like a plumbing problem, that’s what you have.” Those were the words my neurosurgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Wisoff said as he handed me a copy of “Just like any Other Little Beagle, ...

The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are ...