DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Italy Neurology Procedures Outlook to 2025 - Hydrocephalus Shunting Procedures, Neurovascular Thrombectomy Procedures, ICP Procedures and Others." report has been added ...

Idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus is a neurologic disorder characterized by impaired gait, balance, cognition, and bladder control in older adults. The disorder is treated with shunt surgery, ...

A new study reported that using shunt tubing impregnated with two common antibiotics is effective in preventing infection after brain surgery to relieve hydrocephalus. This simple but highly effective ...

Dr. Michael A. Williams, professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a hydrocephalus experts, holds an example of a valve for a brain shunt ...

Researchers at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, have investigated the implementation of a standardized shunt infection prevention bundle, a set of evidence-based practices termed the ...

Hydrocephalus, commonly known as fluid or water on the brain, can occur in the womb or be caused by hemorrhage, tumors, trauma or infection. The "water" in this case is an excess of cerebrospinal ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 84-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with hydrocephalus after an MRI scan. I understand that there isn’t any treatment besides a shunt. Do you have any recommendations?

Implanting a shunt or endoscopically reducing intracranial pressure and reducing fluid production are equally effective in treating infants with hydrocephalus caused by brain infections, according to ...

A company founded by two neurosurgeons at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA is trying to uncomplicate a complicated brain procedure. Venture Capital investors seem confident in CereVasc's approach to ...