Team seeks new ways to relieve fluid buildup in the brain

Researchers are working to find new treatments for hydrocephalus, a disorder of excess fluid in the brain. Satish Krishnamurthy, MD, a neurosurgeon at Upstate, has dedicated a good portion of his career to caring for patients with hydrocephalus while also researching new treatments. Now Upstate is teaming up with another SUNY school, Binghamton University, as it looks for improved shunts, or drains for the fluid buildup. Krishnamurthy explains the disease and what the researchers hope to achieve. He is a professor of neurosurgery who specializes in pediatric neurosurgery, neurocritical care and minimally invasive surgery.
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