Hydrocephalus is a condition that occurs when fluid builds up in the skull and causes brain swelling. The name means “water on the brain.” Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) usually moves within the brain’s ...

Abnormalities of the L1CAM gene, a member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily of neural-cell adhesion molecules, are associated with X-linked hydrocephalus and some allelic disorders.

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 ...

Brisbane woman Rebecca Austin was born with hydrocephalus, or fluid on the brain. Hydrocephalus is an abnormal build-up of cerebrospinal fluid within cavities inside the brain The most common ...

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 ...

Hydrocephalus refers to abnormal or excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (brain water) within the ventricles (chambers/cavities) in the brain. This build-up of fluid in the cavities deep ...

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 ...

It is hard enough to support a seriously ill child through a devastating and poorly understood illness. But it is quite another thing to start an organization devoted to raising money to publicize the ...

This brain disorder has a big impact on the sufferer. Because it causes physical and intellectual development disorders. Not to mention, if the disease has serious complications. Although it can ...

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 ...

Musician Billy Joel recently canceled his concert tour, announcing he will undergo physical therapy for a condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus that is affecting his hearing, vision and ...