Brain Drain At the center of the brain are flooded caverns, like great cisterns shrouded in darkness, called ventricles. Cerebrospinal fluid seeps from the ventricle walls and then moves. Under ...

NPH is caused by abnormal build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in the spaces within the brain called ventricles.

Periventricular leukomalacia is a brain injury disorder seen in young children. It affects white brain tissue surrounding the ventricles of the brain.

Hydrocephalus is an excess of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain’s ventricles. Surgery is the first-line and most effective treatment. The two primary surgeries are the Ventriculoperitoneal ...

And this new work found that, although the ventricles did shrink between post-flight exams and the 7-month follow-up exams, there was still more cerebrospinal fluid inside cosmonaut ventricles ...

Cerebrospinal fluid normally flows through the ventricles and bathes the brain and spine. If the pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid is too much, it can damage brain tissue and cause disturbances ...

Strong, rhythmic waves of cerebrospinal fluid wash into the human brain during sleep and may help clean out harmful proteins.

Cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, is the fluid that lives in the ventricles, or cavities, of the brain that helps cushion the brain and the spinal cord.

Problems related to cerebrospinal fluid often go unnoticed until something goes wrong.

Billy Joel was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a form of fluid buildup in the brain that causes vision, hearing, and balance issues.