III 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 74 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2007 
Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need 
for additional research into the chronic neurological con-
dition hydrocephalus, and for other purposes. 
Whereas hydrocephalus is a serious neurological condition, 
characterized by the abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal 
fluids in the ventricles of the brain; 
Whereas there is no known cure for hydrocephalus; 
Whereas hydrocephalus affects an estimated one million 
Americans; 
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Whereas 1 or 2 in every 1000 babies are born with hydro-
cephalus; 
Whereas over 375,000 older Americans have hydrocephalus, 
which often goes undetected or is misdiagnosed as de-
mentia, Alzheimer’s disease, or Parkinson’s disease; 
Whereas with appropriate diagnosis and treatment, people 
with hydrocephalus are able to live full and productive 
lives; 
Whereas the standard treatment for hydrocephalus was devel-
oped in 1952, and carries multiple risks including shunt 
failure, infection, and overdrainage; 
Whereas there are fewer than 10 centers in the United States 
specializing in the treatment of adults with normal pres-
sure hydrocephalus; 
Whereas each year, the people of the United States spend in 
excess of $1 billion to treat hydrocephalus; 
Whereas a September 2005 conference sponsored by 7 insti-
tutes of the National Institutes of Health—‘‘Hydro-
cephalus: Myths, New Facts, Clear Directions’’—resulted 
in efforts to initiate new, collaborative research and treat-
ment efforts; and 
Whereas the Hydrocephalus Association is one of the Na-
tion’s oldest and largest patient and research advocacy 
and support networks for individuals suffering from hy-
drocephalus: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) the Congress commends the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health for working with lead-
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ing scientists and researchers to organize the first- 
ever National Institutes of Health conference on hy-
drocephalus; and 
(2) it is the sense of the Congress that— 
(A) the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health should continue the current collabora-
tion with respect to hydrocephalus among the 
National Eye Institute; the National Human 
Genome Research Institute; the National Insti-
tute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; 
the National Institute of Child Health and 
Human Development; the National Institute of 
Neurological Disorders and Stroke; the Na-
tional Institute on Aging; and the Office of 
Rare Diseases; 
(B) further research into the epidemiology, 
pathophysiology, disease burden, and improved 
treatment of hydrocephalus should be conducted 
or supported; and 
(C) public awareness and professional edu-
cation regarding hydrocephalus should increase 
through partnerships between the Federal Gov-
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ernment and patient advocacy organizations, 
such as the Hydrocephalus Association. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 27, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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