A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a narrow plastic tube that drains excess cerebrospinal fluid into your abdomen (belly). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protects your brain by acting as a shock absorber ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting improved walking speed, gait, and balance in older adults with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus, the PENS trial showed. At 3 months, gait velocity increased ...

THURSDAY, Sept. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A simple shunt can restore walking ability and independence in elderly people with a rare brain condition, a major new clinical trial has found. Implanting ...

Evangelist Billy Graham underwent successful surgery yesterday to update a shunt that controls excess fluid in his brain, and was expected to remain in the hospital for several days. Graham was listed ...

A new surgery could help treat a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that can cause balance problems and memory declines, researchers found.According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, idiopathic ...

A new study associates some types of shunts used after epilepsy surgery with brains shifting toward the side of the skull. Surgeons who observe persistent fluid buildup after disconnecting epileptic ...

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 ...

Dr. Mark Hamilton, professor of neurosurgery at Cummings School of Medicine, holds the shunt used to help patient Jill Knaus. They were photographed at the University of Calgary on Tuesday, September ...

Children born with hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain,” must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure. While shunts do their job well, the rate of ...

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 ...

Since its conception in 1965, medical experts have debated the use of a shunt to mitigate symptoms of a brain condition that can severely debilitate a patient’s life. A new study may finally put all ...