Not Signed In - Headway For Hydrocephalus: When Cerebrospinal Fluid Can't Go With The Flow
Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:00 PM EST
... Hydrocephalus occurs when there is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain, usually due to a blockage of CSF outflow. In a study appearing in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Sanbing Shen and colleagues from the University of Aberdeen uncover how CSF flow is regulated throughout the brain. [click link for full article] ...
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