David D. Limbrick Jr. • Jeffrey R. Leonard
Editors

2019

Lifelong Implications

Disturbances in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) physiology can occur at any stage across the lifespan, with clinical presentation, natural history, and neurological implications of pathology dependent upon patient age and etiology. While the result is often hydrocephalus, risk factors and biological mechanisms are myriad. In 2018 at least, treatment, however, remains relatively uniform: diversion of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).