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.

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 declines, researchers found.According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, idiopathic ...

In the den of his small apartment in Stockton, 56-year-old Rex Dangerfield sits at a table. The walls are bare, and the space stripped down to essentials. The T-shirt he wears, stamped with the words ...

Using information in medical records for more than 1,100 emergency room visits, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they have developed a scoring tool that helps more accurately predict ...

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 ...

In this Innovation Spotlight, Dan Levangie, president and chief executive officer of CereVasc, discusses a new treatment strategy for NPH using an endovascularly implantable CSF shunt that minimizes ...

May 28 (UPI) --Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, colorless liquid that plays a crucial role in maintaining the health and function of your central nervous system. It cushions the brain and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billy Joel was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is a clear, ...

Billy Joel has canceled the rest of his concert tour due to a brain condition. Joel, 76, has "normal pressure hydrocephalus," a type of fluid buildup in the brain. The condition causes issues with ...

Direct Translation of a Protracted Irinotecan Schedule From a Xenograft Model to a Phase I Trial in Children PURPOSE: Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) significantly affects the prognosis and treatment of ...