Discovery may upend ideas about the cause of hydrocephalus

Newly published research includes a landmark finding changing the view that the brain’s inability to absorb buildup of cerebrospinal fluid causes hydrocephalus.

Hydrocephalus, commonly referred to as “water on the brain,” is a dangerous and potentially deadly condition that can harm the brain.

For more than a century, physicians have believed that the buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the brain and the organ’s inability to absorb CSF is the main cause of hydroce...