Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) occurs when excess spinal fluid builds up in the brain’s ventricles, compressing ...

Computer illustration depicting enlarged lateral ventricles (hydrocephalus, right side, orange) of the human brain, and normal lateral ventricles (left side, in orange).

Hydrocephalus can cause serious neurological issues, but it's treatable, so discover why surgery, not medication, is a ...

Traumatic brain injury, bacterial meningitis, and brain hemorrhage can cause inflammation in and around your ventricles. As a result, the flow of cerebrospinal fluid can get blocked and cause the ...

Computer illustration depicting enlarged lateral ventricles (hydrocephalus, right side, orange) of the human brain, and normal lateral ventricles (left side, in orange).

Computer illustration depicting enlarged lateral ventricles (hydrocephalus, right side, orange) of the human brain, and normal lateral ventricles (left side, in orange).

Computer illustration depicting enlarged lateral ventricles (hydrocephalus, right side, orange) of the human brain, and normal lateral ventricles (left side, in orange).

Computer illustration depicting enlarged lateral ventricles (hydrocephalus, right side, orange) of the human brain, and normal lateral ventricles (left side, in orange).

Computer illustration depicting enlarged lateral ventricles (hydrocephalus, right side, orange) of the human brain, and normal lateral ventricles (left side, in orange).

Each heartbeat translates pressure into the brain. When you’re young, your brain is healthy and it’s able to withstand that pressure … but over time … the more compliant brain stretches out a little ...

Computer illustration depicting enlarged lateral ventricles (hydrocephalus, right side, orange) of the human brain, and normal lateral ventricles (left side, in orange).

Computer illustration depicting enlarged lateral ventricles (hydrocephalus, right side, orange) of the human brain, and normal lateral ventricles (left side, in orange).