Obstructive hydrocephalus has been a difficult problem in neurosurgical treatment. Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt is its conventional treatment. For some patients, complications such as shunt tube obstruction, excessive shunt, infection, etc. worsen…
Liu Ce, Department of Neurosurgery, PLA 309 Hospital (General Hospital of the General Staff): Early treatment of hydrocephalus in children! The most common method: ventriculo-abdominal shunt. Current method with an…
Patient: First, he was hospitalized with pneumonia at the age of 1 month, and the doctor found some hardness in his hands and feet, and suspected brain problems. Laboratory tests:…
Triventriculostomy is primarily indicated for obstructive hydrocephalus because there are two prerequisites for successful triventriculostomy: the patient has normal cerebrospinal fluid absorption; and the subarachnoid cerebrospinal fluid circulation is unobstructed,…
Clinically, hydrocephalus can be divided into transmissible hydrocephalus and obstructive hydrocephalus. Traffic hydrocephalus, also known as extraventricular obstructive hydrocephalus, is a hydrocephalus in which the cerebrospinal fluid circulation in the ventricular…
Patient: Description of condition (onset, main symptoms, hospital visited, etc.): Female, 1 year and 2 months old, head circumference 54 cm, non-verbal. There are no other obvious symptoms. The MRI…
Regardless of the cause of hypertensive hydrocephalus, it must be treated promptly. Pharmacological treatment focuses on reducing cerebrospinal fluid secretion and increasing the body’s water drainage. It is important to…