Protein in the Choroid Plexus Epithelium Linked to Hydrocephalus
Mice lacking the protein Alix develop hydrocephalus or "water on the brain", report a team led by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Alix ensures that epithelial cells of the...
View ArticleNew Biomarker to Detect Brain Shunt Infections in Children
A biomarker outperformed the current "gold standard" test for detecting bacterial infections in children with brain shunts. A study done at Children's of Alabama, a University of Alabama (UAB) at...
View ArticleIncreased Cerebrospinal Fluid on Infant MRI's Might Be A Predictor of Autism
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list punch-points"liAutism spectrum disorders (ASD's) are diagnosed on an average at about 3 to 4 years of age based on behavioral impairments./liliEarlier diagnosis is...
View ArticleNew Interatrial Shunt Device (IASD) Implantation Successful
bHighlights:/b ul class = (and) #23364;roup-list punch-points (and) #65533; liFirst implantation of interatrial shunt device (IASD) is a success./li liIASD is a non-surgical device that provides...
View ArticleStudy Analyses EGFR Mutations in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Lung Cancer Patients
A research team has analysed the mutations in cerebrospinal fluid of lung cancer patients with brain metastases in a study presented at the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress. Tumour tissue from brain metastasis...
View ArticleIs Shunt Better or Stent for Babies With Heart Disease?
bHighlights/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" liCongenital heart diseases in infants require a stable source of blood flow to their lungs in order to survive/li liThe most common methods to...
View ArticleMigraines Linked to High Sodium Concentrations in the Cerebrospinal Fluid
h2Highlights:/h2 ul class="group-list punch-points"liHigher concentrations of sodium in cerebrospinal fluid can help diagnose a migraine/liliCerebral sodium MRI can be used as a technique help in the...
View ArticleInfection-Caused Hydrocephalus Can Be Treated in Two Approaches
Reducing the pressure in the brain through endoscopy or implanting a shunt to reduce fluid production are equally effective in treating infants with hydrocephalus caused by brain infections. But...
View ArticleBrain Aging Diagnosed by the Flow of Cerebrospinal Fluid
The flow of the cerebrospinal fluid that is present between the scalp and the skull helps in the diagnoses of neurodegenerative and age-related diseases. This is a non-invasive method, which is also...
View ArticleVitamin Supplementation During Pregnancy Could Prevent Hydrocephalus
Vitamin supplementation during pregnancy could prevent hydrocephalus, a common birth brain defect. Tests on rats showed a combination of folates dramatically reduced the rates of hydrocephalus - in...
View ArticleCertain Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Antibodies Could Prevent Alzheimer's
Certain antibodies in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of healthy people, which Stanford University Medical Centre scientists have identified, may help prevent Alzheimer's disease. They say that the...
View ArticleFarm Animals in Uganda Might Cause Infant Hydrocephalus
An international team of researchers from Uganda and the United States say that hydrocephalus in Ugandan children and other developing countries is seasonal, linked to farm animals and in part, caused...
View ArticleScientists Discover Clue to Cause of Childhood Hydrocephalus
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have come closer to finding the cause of congenital hydrocephalus, one of the most common neurological disorders of childhood that produces mental...
View ArticleUnclear Links Between Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency and Multiple Sclerosis
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) appears to be more common in people with multiple sclerosis than in people without the condition, states a review of published studies in CMAJ...
View ArticlePeople With HIV Dementia Harbor Distinct AIDS Viruses in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Research has shown that when the HIV infects the central nervous system, it can lead to the development of a severe neurological disease called HIV-associated dementia (HAD). The advent of highly...
View ArticleForecasting Risk of Alzheimer's Viable With Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid...
Changes noticed in cerebrospinal fluid levels can aid in identifying people at high threat of future Alzheimer Disease (AD). The detection is possible at a minimum of five to 10 years prior to...
View ArticleLink Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels and Alzheimer's Disease Risk
A recent study says that changes in cerebrospinal fluid levels can help predict risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). They found that cerebrospinal fluid levels of AB42 appear to be decreased at least...
View ArticleExceptional Surgical Intervention Offers Hope to a 2-Year Old Kid with...
Thanks to a remarkable surgical intervention supported by state-of-the-art technologies as it helped a two-year-old girl with an extreme form of hydrocephalus. The two-year-old girl could someday lead...
View ArticleCerebrospinal Fluid Differences to be the Key to Drugs in MS patients
Potential mechanisms that could lead to the development of therapies which effectively manage progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), were identified by the researchers at the Advanced Science Research...
View ArticleBabies With Hydrocephalus Caused by Toxoplasmosis Have Good Outcomes With...
Faster a baby with congenital toxoplasmosis given a fluid-draining shunt to treat their hydrocephalus - the better their cognitive outcome, stated new study led by University of Chicago Medicine...
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