DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Do you think that someone who was operated on several years ago for hydrocephalus and has been diagnosed with dementia suddenly can regain enough cognitive function to make decisions ...

For decades, people who have suffered from normal pressure hydrocephalus have had to undergo open brain surgery to treat it.

For years, the health of Jim Kranz's elderly father, Richard, had been going downhill. At first his problems with walking were chalked up to his rheumatoid arthritis. But then came the incontinence, ...

A 44 year-old woman presented with headaches, worse when lying down. Her neurological examination was normal. Non-Communicating Hydrocephalus: Axial CT scans. Note the prominent enlargement of the ...

Scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences have identified a gene called RFX4 that is responsible for the birth defect hydrocephalus in mice. Loss of a single copy of this ...

The brain disorder that forced Billy Joel to cancel his concert tour can cause trouble walking and thinking straight — but is often treatable and can even be reversed, doctors said. A post on the ...

A new definition and classification of refractory hydrocephalus aim to improve diagnosis and guide more effective treatments ...

Jake Barger shakes his brown hair in front of his eyes at the Eaton Public Library as he talks about his favorite book series this week. It’s a tie between Magic Tree House and The Boxcar Children. He ...

Background An 80-year-old man with a 60 pack-year smoking habit, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia presented to a movement disorders clinic with a 30-month history of step-wise progression of ...