Four months after the ventriculoperitoneal shunt operation, the patient is still unable to walk on his/her own, which is considered to be a sequela of the disease and is an abnormal phenomenon. However, a small number of patients can gradually improve, and need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
Indications for ventriculoperitoneal shunt include patients with obstructive, or traffic hydrocephalus. Patients with hydrocephalus who are unable to walk four months after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery may have a large amount of fluid buildup, or the area of fluid buildup is located in the cerebellum and other important functional areas.
Although patients undergo shunt surgery, if the fluid buildup is severe and still irreversibly affects the functional areas, they may still be unable to walk on their own four months after surgery, and may even have symptoms such as urinary incontinence and memory loss.
A small number of patients who are still unable to walk four months after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery may be transient phenomenon, and can gradually regain walking function after professional rehabilitation training. In addition, the effect of ventriculoperitoneal shunt also depends on the severity of brain tissue damage and whether timely and effective treatment measures are taken.
In daily life, patients are advised to have a light and easily digestible diet, and to have regular rechecks of head CT and head circumference size.