Patient-informed biomechanical modelling reveals mechanical mechanism of brain damage in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
Vahid Darvishi, Martina Del Giovane, Michael David, Balvinder Dhillon, Magdalena Kolanko, Anastasia Gontsarova, Christopher James Carswell, David James Sharp, Mazdak Ghajari
This paper develops a biomechanical model of the brain to show that ventricular enlargement in iNPH causes mechanical strain in white matter, contributing to brain damage.
Smart Medicine · Oct 1, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering