Dear esteemed colleagues and friends,  We welcome you all to France, and the city of Toulouse, for the 2025 Hydrocephalus World Congress, which will take place between 5-8 September 2025.  Covering a full spectrum of hydrocephalus and CSF disorders affecting both children and adults, the programme of the 2025 Hydrocephalus World Congress promises to be…

Dear esteemed colleagues and friends, We welcome you all to France, and the city of Toulouse, for the 2025 Hydrocephalus World Congress, which will take place between 5-8 September 2025. Covering a full spectrum of hydrocephalus and CSF disorders affecting both children and adults, the programme of the 2025 Hydrocephalus World Congress promises to be exciting with…

We are pleased to present this month's interesting paper, "Presentation, management, and outcomes of pediatric hydrocephalus in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 12,355 patients" authored by: Kwadwo Darko, Mina Guirguis, Michael Farid, Pooja Venkatesh, Emmanuel Kwadwo, Osei Adjei, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, Umaru Barrie, Brett Whittemore, Salah G Aoun, Bruno P Braga, Mabel Banson, Teddy Totimeh 📊 This…

We are pleased to present this month's interesting study, "A novel SMARCC1 BAFopathy implicates neural progenitor epigenetic dysregulation in human hydrocephalus" authored by: Amrita K Singh, Garrett Allington, Stephen Viviano, Stephen McGee, Emre Kiziltug, Shaojie Ma, Shujuan Zhao, Kedous Y Mekbib, John P Shohfi, Phan Q Duy, Tyrone DeSpenza Jr, Charuta G Furey, Benjamin C…

We are pleased to present this month's interesting study, "Prediction of Surgical Outcomes in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus by MR Elastography", authored by Pragalv Karki, Matthew C Murphy, Petrice M Cogswell, Matthew L Senjem, Jonathan Graff-Radford, Benjamin D Elder, Avital Perry, Christopher S Graffeo, Fredic B Meyer, Clifford R Jack Jr, Richard L Ehman and John…

"Ventriculoatrial Shunt Versus Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" authored by: Leonardo de Barros Oliveira, Fernando Hakim, Gabriel da Silva Semione, Raphael Bertani, Savio Batista, Lucca B Palavani, Marcelo Porto Sousa, Diego F Gomez-Amarillo, Isabella Mejia-Michelsen, Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto, Nicollas Nunes Rabelo, Leonardo C Welling, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo. Exciting findings from the latest…

"The glymphatic system for neurosurgeons: a scoping review " authored by: Mohammad Al Masri, Alba Corell, Isak Michaëlsson, Asgeir S. Jakola and Thomas Skoglund. This review by the Neurosurgery department at Gothenburg, offers an insightful analysis on the impact of glymphatic system in different conditions such as Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Subarachnoid…

Dear colleagues and friends,   As this year's scientific programme from the Hydrocephalus 2024 Meeting begins to take shape, we would like to remind you that the countdown to the abstract submission deadline has begun.   We encourage all of you, both industry and academic experts, to share your thoughts, ideas and findings by submitting your abstract…

"Prevalence of Possible Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in Sweden: A Population-Based MRI Study in 791 70-year-old Participants" authored by: Clara Constantinescu, MD, Carsten Wikkelsø, MD, PhD, Eric Westman, PhD, Doerthe Ziegelitz, MD, PhD, Daniel Jaraj, MD, PhD ,Lina Rydén, MD, PhD, Ingmar Skoog, MD, PhD and Mats Tullberg, MD, PhD. This paper by University of…

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Hydrocephalus Society is delighted to invite you to register for yet another session of the Global Webinar Series 2023-2024: Adult CSF dynamics disturbances: Basics and Management. Join us now for FREE and reserve your spot for Part 4!  

Dear colleagues and friends, An exciting year is about to come to an end. We are still facing challenging times including military conflicts, economic disparities and burdens, and effects of climate change. Many patients in the world lack adequate or timely medical care. We hope reason will prevail and we are hoping for a better…

Dear colleagues and friends, Monday 28 August was the last day of Hydrocephalus 2023 and our annual meeting came to an end for another year. More than 320 people from 39 countries attended our meeting in Hamburg, and it was truly inspiring to see so many scientists, researchers, professionals and students coming together to discuss,…