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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Anne Ngugi narrated how she struggled raising her daughter who was born with congenital hydrocephalus. She noted what her aunt once told her about her girl.

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 ...

Simpson, an 8-month-old grey wolf pup who arrived at ZooMontana last summer will undergo surgery at Washington State University after a CT scan revealed he was suffering from congenital hydrocephalus.

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 ...

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 ...