Hydrocephalus Treatment Los Angeles | Pacific Neuroscience Institute

Overview

Comprehensive Adult Hydrocephalus & CSF Treatment

At the Pacific Hydrocephalus & CSF Center, we are at the forefront of care, providing compassionate, tailored treatments for adult patients affected by excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) buildup in the brain—a condition that can deeply impact memory, thinking, and quality of life.

Excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and resulting hydrocephalus manifests in many ways, including memory loss, dementia, unsteady gait, and incontinence. With multiple possible causes, our multispecialty team uses leading-edge diagnostics and tailored treatments to restore balance and improve mental clarity. We provide surgical expertise, including endoscopic and other minimally invasive procedures for hydrocephalus and CSF management.

If you live in the United States outside Greater Los Angeles or are living abroad, our physicians can promptly review your imaging studies and other tests, and provide a recommendation on treatment options.

Conditions & Treatments

Hydrocephalus & Related Conditions Treated by Our Specialists

Adults with hydrocephalus or any cerebrospinal fluid dysfunction, can benefit from our diagnostic techniques and multidisciplinary approach to symptom relief.

Arachnoid Cyst

Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak

Chiari Malformation Type I

Colloid Cyst

Hydrocephalus

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Intraventricular Tumors

Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis

Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Diagnostics & Procedures

For patients with structural CSF blockages–particularly those with colloid cysts, pineal tumors, aqueductal stenosis–minimally invasive endoscopic surgery is often the most effective treatment option. In many cases, this approach helps avoid the placement of shunts, which is commonly needed with other approaches.

Patients with tumors or masses in the ventricles or surrounding structures like the pineal gland may benefit with an endoscopic biopsy of the lesion. The biopsy, or endoscopic intraventricular surgery, can be approached through the ventricles and performed along with an ETV. These biopsies can help avoid a larger operation or a blind needle biopsy.

Team

Meet Our Neurosurgeons & Specialists

Clinical Trials

Hydrocephalus & CSF Clinical Trials

Clinical trials and research are important in the understanding, prevention and treatment of neurologic disease.

Learn more about clinical trials at PNI

Patient Support

Support That Goes Beyond Your Appointment

Patient Support & Resources

Brain Wellness & Lifestyle Program at PNI

Learn how to preserve memory and brain function with the Brain Wellness & Lifestyle Program at Pacific Neuroscience Institute. We offer in-person and virtual courses led by brain health experts.