There are various types of hydrocephalus, and most patients with hydrocephalus can be clinically cured after medication and surgery, but the prognosis may be poorer if combined with organic brain damage.
There are various types of hydrocephalus, including high cranial pressure hydrocephalus and orthostatic hydrocephalus, obstructive hydrocephalus and traffic hydrocephalus, etc. Most of the cases of hydrocephalus are progressively aggravated, resulting in intracranial hypertension, intellectual developmental disorders, and sensory and motor dysfunction and other symptoms.
The progressive increase of intracranial pressure can be controlled to a certain extent and the prognosis can be improved after the use of medication such as furosemide and surgical treatment such as ventriculoperitoneal shunt in the early stage of the disease as prescribed by the doctor. Obstructive hydrocephalus caused by tumors and other reasons may relieve the symptoms of hydrocephalus and reach the standard of clinical cure after anti-tumor treatment such as radiotherapy and surgery.
However, if hydrocephalus is combined with organic brain damage such as cortical atrophy, complications such as cerebral palsy may remain and cannot be completely cured.
Patients with hydrocephalus are advised to go to the hospital in time and take active treatment under the guidance of the doctor to avoid delaying the condition and causing serious consequences.