As evidenced by an increasing corpus of research, CSF serves a range of important functions. While it is considered that decreased CSF flow is associated to the development of hydrocephalus, it has ...

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure. One of the ongoing subjects in this unintentional ...

In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine, exploded, spewing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Almost four decades later, the stray ...

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) is a syndrome that is characterized by gait impairment, cognitive decline and urinary incontinence, and is associated with ventriculomegaly in the ...

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has given approval for the commissioning of the Solid Waste Retrieval Facility and Solid Waste Processing Plant at the Chernobyl nuclear power ...

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.

Louis, MO 63110; racettebneuro.wustl.edu We report a patient with hydrocephalus who developed levodopa responsive parkinsonism and severe bradyphrenia associated with shunt malfunction and revision.

Nicky Beatson and her 5-year-old son Kaden Brown, who developed hydrocephalus after a brain-bleed injury at birth. Photo / Sylvie Whinray In another world-first, a miniature pressure sensor has ...

cenes.co.uk OBJECTIVES Eleven patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) were selected from an initial cohort of 43 patients. The patients with NPH fell into two distinctive ...

Clinical trials are underway for a neural implant to monitor brain pressure in those living with hydrocephalus. The condition causes fluid to build up in the brain which, if untreated, can be fatal.

The 25 types of BDs were anencephaly, spina bifida, encephalocele, congenital hydrocephalus, cleft palate, cleft lip, cleft lip with cleft palate, microtia, other malformation of external ear, ...