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 ...

A common condition that is often confused with Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s diseases may now be treated much less invasively than before. Normal pressure hydrocephalus, in which fluid builds up on the ...

When Jill Knaus shuffled into the Adult Hydrocephalus Program at the University of Calgary she was hoping to find answers to her health concerns. She suddenly required the use of a cane or a walker.

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 ...

A landmark randomized, placebo-controlled trial provides the clearest evidence to date that shunt surgery benefits patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), a condition long ...

Many people were unfamiliar with normal pressure hydrocephalus when superstar musician Billy Joel recently announced he was diagnosed with the condition. But the illness may be more common than we ...

Mark Van Alstine is sharing his story after being diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a 'debilitating' brain disorder Amy McCarthy is an Editor at PEOPLE. Her work has appeared at Eater, Vox, Texas Monthly, ...