Hydrocephalus Blog & Resources

Seattle Neurologist Honored for 18 Years of Service to Patients with Debilitating Brain Condition

October 14, 2016

Dr. Michael A. Williams received the Leadership Award by the Hydrocephalus Association to honor his career dedicated to caring for patients with hydrocephalus.

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Families Unite with Scientists to Prevent Leading Cause of Brain Surgery in Children

September 28, 2016

The Hydrocephalus Association’s annual Vision Dinner will serve as the catalyst for a focused research…

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Hydrocephalus Mom Fights to Change Pennsylvania Truancy Law

September 23, 2016

Ashley Mantheiy, who has two sons with hydrocephalus, has worked with State politicians to introduce the Student Medical Leave Act of PA 2016.

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Hydrocephalus Association Converges on Capitol Hill for Rally for Medical Research Hill Day to Advocate for Increased Funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

September 21, 2016

The Hydrocephalus Association joins more than 300 organizations to ask Congress to provide robust, sustained, and predictable budget increases for the NIH

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Living Hydro: One Family’s Journey

September 16, 2016

Our Charlotte Hydrocephalus WALK Chair shares her daughter’s journey with hydrocephalus.

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Team Hydro’s Commitment to Curing Hydrocephalus Receives National Attention

September 15, 2016

Featured in Forbes, Team Hydro, now in it’s ninth year, has raised $546,335 for hydrocephalus research.

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Sixteen States Join Congress in Declaring September Hydrocephalus Awareness Month

September 1, 2016

Sixteen states joined Congress in declaring September as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.

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Happy 10th Anniversary to the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network!

August 29, 2016

The Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network celebrates 10 years of pursuing impactful research into childhood hydrocephalus.

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Chicago Neurosurgeon Announced as Medical Honoree of the Chicago Hydrocephalus Association WALK

August 24, 2016

Arthur DiPatri, MD, a neurosurgeon, will be honored at Chicago WALK to End Hydrocephalus.

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Hydrocephalus Mom Fights to Change Pennsylvania Truancy Law

August 18, 2016

The Mantheiy family is fighting to change truancy law in Pennsylvania for chronically ill children, like their son who has hydrocephalus.

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Device Currently in Clinical Trials May Delay the Need for Emergency Shunt Surgery

August 11, 2016

ReFlow System by Alcyone Lifesciences, Inc., currently in clinical trials, may prevent the need for an immediate emergency shunt revision for patients with hydrocephalus.

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HA Convenes the First International Workshop on Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus

August 4, 2016

Workshop on Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus (PHH) proves the potential for researchers to alter the course of the development of hydrocephalus and its long-term outcomes.

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