A landmark placebo-controlled trial shows shunting improves walking and reduces falls in idiopathic normal-pressure ...

Shunt surgery significantly improves gait velocity at three months among patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus with a response to temporary CSF drainage.

Implanting a brain shunt in older people diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is effective in improving their symptoms, a randomized, double-blinded, multi-center patient ...

The trial led by Johns Hopkins University on shunt surgery for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) was halted early due to its effectiveness in improving symptoms like walking speed and ...

The Norwood procedure with a modified Blalock–Taussig (MBT) shunt, the first palliative stage for single-ventricle lesions with systemic outflow obstruction, is associated with high mortality. The ...

A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain caused by the accumulation of fluid. Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are primarily used to treat a condition ...