Dear Colleagues & Friends, As we approach the end of an eventful year, we reflect on the many challenges we’ve faced – from military conflicts and economic disparities to the far-reaching effects of climate change. Countless people around the world still lack access to adequate medical care. Despite these hardships, there have been encouraging developments…

Hydrocephalus Paper of the Month   We are pleased to present this month's interesting study, "Neutrophil extracellular trap-mediated impairment of meningeal lymphatic drainage exacerbates secondary hydrocephalus after intraventricular hemorrhage" authored by: Qiang Zhang, Yujie Chen, Yingpei Li, Zhou Feng, Liang Liang, Xiaoke Hao, Wenbo Kang, Zhaoqi Zhang, Xuyang Zhang, Rong Hu, Hua Feng and Zhi Chen. …

We are delighted to announce that the abstracts presented at the Hydrocephalus 2024 Meeting, held in Nagoya, Japan, 13-16 September 2024, are now published in the Fluids and Barriers of the CNS Journal.  By submitting your abstract to the Hydrocephalus 2025 World Congress, your work can also be included in next year’s publication, provided that your…

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…