Placebo-controlled trial shows shunt surgery improves walking, balance and safety for older adults with idiopathic normal ...

A simple shunt can restore walking ability and independence in elderly people with a rare brain condition, a major new clinical trial has found. Implanting a shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid ...

Implanting a brain shunt in older people diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is effective in ...

"The canonical triad of symptoms in normal-pressure hydrocephalus is subacute gait disturbance, cognitive impairment, and ...

A new international study led by researchers in Canada, Sweden and the U.S., has provided definitive proof that shunt surgery restores mobility and safety in older adults with idiopathic Normal ...

Millions of people worldwide suffer from hydrocephalus, or a buildup of excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, and which recently received greater attention when Billy Joel announced his diagnosis.

The University of Calgary study, published on Tuesday, tested the efficacy of a shunt — a tube-like mechanism that is insert ...

Millions of people worldwide suffer from hydrocephalus, or a buildup of excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, and which recently received greater attention when Billy Joel announced his diagnosis.

A new surgery could help treat a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that can cause balance problems and memory ...

Millions of people worldwide suffer from hydrocephalus, or a buildup of excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, and which recently received greater attention when Billy Joel announced his diagnosis.

Evangelist Billy Graham underwent successful surgery yesterday to update a shunt that controls excess fluid in his brain, and was expected to remain in the hospital for several days. Graham was listed ...

Tucson residents Jackie Boorse and Heather Thrall Roscoe call themselves "shunt sisters" for the brain shunts they each have to manage a rare neurological disorder. Boorse, 28, and Thrall Roscoe, 39, ...