Hydrocephalus articles within Nature Communications

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  03 February 2022 | Open Access

  Cerebral microcirculation mapped by echo particle tracking velocimetry quantifies the intracranial pressure and detects ischemia

  Hydrocephalus involves abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid, resulting in elevated intracranial pressure. The authors developed contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging and intravascular microbubbles tracking in hydrocephalic pediatric porcine models to noninvasively assess intracranial pressure and detect cerebral ischemia.

  • Zeng Zhang
  • , Misun Hwang
  •  & Joseph Katz

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  29 April 2020 | Open Access

  Non-Invasive MRI of Blood–Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier Function

  The blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) is an important interface for brain homeostasis. Here the authors describe a non-invasive MRI technique for the quantitative assessment of BCSFB function.

  • P. G. Evans
  • , M. Sokolska
  •  & J. A. Wells

• Article
  12 January 2016 | Open Access

  Yap is required for ependymal integrity and is suppressed in LPA-induced hydrocephalus

  Failure of the ependymal cell layer that lines the ventricular surfaces of the brain can result in fetal hydrocephalus. Park et al. reveal a role for the Hippo pathway gene Yap in the generation of ependymal cells, and show that suppression of Yap is observed in a model of hydrocephalus.

  • Raehee Park
  • , Uk Yeol Moon
  •  & Seonhee Kim