Hydrocephalus Blog & Resources

Announcing our 2014 Hydrocephalus Association Teens Take Charge Scholarship Recipients!

September 30, 2014

The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) is pleased and honored to announce our 2014 Hydrocephalus Association Teens Take Charge Scholarship Recipients.

Through the NOSE! Non-invasive Modulation of CSF Absorption

September 11, 2014

A proof of concept paper shows that drugs delivered through a nasal spray could one day provide a non-surgical way to manage hydrocephalus.

Bachelorette Contestant Wins our Hearts in Hershey

August 3, 2014

The Hydrocephalus Association would like to thank Brian Osborne, a season 10 Bachelorette contestant, for supporting our Hydrocephalus Association Hershey, PA WALK.

A Sad Farewell to a Rock Legend and HA Advocate: Dick Wagner

July 31, 2014

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Dick Wagner from respiratory failure following a cardiac procedure two weeks earlier. He was a rock legend, a gentleman living with NPH and advocating for awareness, and a friend of HA.

Announcing Our 2014 Hydrocephalus Association Scholarship Recipients!

July 29, 2014

The Hydrocephalus Association (HA) is pleased and honored to announce our 2014 Hydrocephalus Association Scholarship Recipients.

To Share or Not to Share Your Condition on a First Date?

June 26, 2014

Our guest blogger talks about the thrill of the first date and whether or not to bring up living with hydrocephalus.

Solving for X

June 24, 2014

Ariel Yong, guest blogger for the Hydrocephalus Association Teens Take Charge program, shares her journey with math and her ultimate accomplishment of graduating from college with a degree in mathematics.

In Memoriam: Cynthia E. Solomon

June 12, 2014

The Hydrocephalus Association is saddened to share the passing of an icon in the hydrocephalus community and one of our co-founders – Cynthia E. Solomon. She dedicated her life to helping others. She will be greatly missed.

Voices from Our Community: Dr. Harold Conn’s Decade of NPH Misdiagnosis

May 22, 2014

The Hydrocephalus Association is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the recognition of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) as a distinct medical syndrome through the journeys of members of our hydrocephalus community on the road to proper diagnosis and treatment of this life-altering condition.

Congratulations 2013-2014 Brian Christopher Newcomer Reaching for Racquets Tennis Scholarship Recipients!

May 16, 2014

The Hydrocephalus Association is so pleased to announce the 2013-2014 Brian Christopher Newcomer Reaching for Racquets Tennis Scholarship Recipients!

Mary Decker Mentorship Award Recipient Announced

May 9, 2014

The Hydrocephalus Association is proud to announce Cathy Cartwright as this year’s Mary Decker Mentorship Award recipient for her tremendous passion, caregiving, and nurturing of children with hydrocephalus

One Person CAN Change the World

April 19, 2014

In Megan Redfearn’s installment of her blog series, Emma Lee and Me, Megan talks about the strength of her daughter and the impact it has had on her and…well…the world!