Hydrocephalus : Its Avaliable Treatments
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Hydrocephalus is a disease that occurs in the human brain. When excess cerebrospinal fluid or CSF collects in the ventricles of the brain, the situation is called Hydrocephalus.
Hydrocephalus : Its Avaliable Treatments
- 2. AN OVERVIEW - HYDROCEPHALUS Hydrocephalus is a disease that occurs in the human brain. When excess cerebrospinal fluid or CSF collects in the ventricles of the brain, the situation is called Hydrocephalus. Cerebrospinal fluid cushions your brain and saves it from injury inside the skull. The nutrients needed by your brain are delivered by this fluid. CSF also takes away waste products. Normally, this fluid flows through the said ventricles to the brain base. The spinal cord and brain are then bathed by the fluid before it's reabsorbed into the blood.
- 4. TYPES OF HYDROCEPHALUS Congenital hydrocephalus : Which is present at birth. Congenital hydrocephalus may be caused by physical problems with how CSF flows or is made or absorbed, by infections or trauma during fetal development, or by teratogens. It may be linked with other birth defects that affect the spine, especially open neural tube defects. Acquired hydrocephalus: Which develops at the time of birth or later. It can be caused by infections such as meningitis, bleeding, injury, or a tumor.
- 5. Normal-pressure hydrocephalus: Which usually develops in people who are age 55 or older. It is a potentially treatable cause of dementia. This type of hydrocephalus often occurs after head trauma, infections, and bleeding within the brain. Ex-vacuo hydrocephalus: Which occurs when there is damage to the brain caused by stroke or traumatic injury. This type of hydrocephalus may not be a health danger for some people, in which case treatment is not needed.
- 6. HYDROCEPHALUS : SIGNS & SYMPTOMS Eyes that appear to gaze downward; Irritability; Seizures; Separated sutures; Sleepiness; Vomiting. Brief, shrill, high-pitched cry; Changes in personality, memory, or the ability to reason or think; Changes in facial appearance and eye spacing; Loss of bladder control (urinary incontinence); Loss of coordination and trouble walking; Muscle spasticity (spasm);
- 7. AVAILABLE TREATMENT Hydrocephalus are primarily treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunting. When the normal flow of the brain is disrupted and the fluid starts collecting in the ventricles, it creates harmful pressure on the brain's tissues. It can damage the brain. This deadly situation is treated through the hydrocephalus shunt surgery. During this surgery, doctors surgically place VP shunts inside one of the ventricles of the brain to redirect the flow of the fluid, away from the brain and to bring back the normal flow and absorption of CSF.
- 8. The placement of the VP shunt is performed under general anesthesia. The patients going under the surgery don't experience pain. It takes around 90 minutes to finish the entire procedure. One needs to talk to the medical care team about the restrictions on preoperative food and drink. Adult and older children should fast for at least 8 hours prior to surgery. Infants and toddlers may have to stop having baby formula and solid foods 6 hours prior to surgery, but they can usually drink water until 4 hours prior to the scheduled surgery. But, in all these circumstances, one needs to follow the instructions given by the surgical team.
- 9. Normally, it takes three to four days to recover from a VP shunt placement. However, they can leave the hospital after a week's time.
- 10. For More Detail & Consultation Please Visit www.cnsneurosurgery.com.au