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Learning About Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus affects a wide range of people from infants and older children to young, middle-aged and older adults.

To find out more about hydrocephalus across all age groups, please click on the links below:

• Diagnosis
• Treatment
• Life-threatening complications
• Ongoing Management
• Brain Physiology

For a more thorough look at the major aspects of hydrocephalus in a particular age-group, please download one of our educational booklets:

• "Prenatal Hydrocephalus" — Booklet for expectant parents
• "About Hydrocephalus — A Book for Families"
• "Sobre Hidrocefalia - Un Libro para los Padres" 
• "Hydrocephalus Diagnosed in Young and Middle-Aged Adults"
• "About Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus — A Book for Adults and Their Families"