A surgically implanted shunt can restore walking ability in elderly people with normal pressure hydrocephalus Patients with shunts could walk faster and fell less often The new clinical trial is ...

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 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 ...