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| Hydrocephalus or not? |
Is he age appropriate for other milestones? Is he starting to walk and say words?
The problem is that the treatment for this kind of blockage is a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). This is the p... |
| Hydrocephalus and traveling? |
i assume you have been or are being treated by a doctor....depending on the severity of it your doctor may not advise you to travel....in my opinion I would say no, but I think you should ask your ... |
| Hydrocephalus at age 36??? |
When ever you are at the Dr's and they use big words and just seem to rattle on stop them and ask them to explain it to you in terms you can understand.
Now that you are thinking about it w... |
| Hydrocephalus: Why me? |
i have hydro and belong to a list serv called hyceph-l it has many people on it you can talk to and has a chat like icq
there is also a yahoo group called life with hydrocephalus
you can email m... |
| Anybody know the prognosis for hydrocephalus in an elderly female? |
Well, just in case there aren't any neurosurgeons or neurologists here on Yahoo...I thought I would try to answer your question. The two sources below are more geared toward doctors, and they... |
| Explain to me more bout hydrocephalus? |
Hydrocephalus is the build-up of pressure in the brain due to an excessive accumulation of cerebral spinal fluid. It may result from genetic abnormalities or injuries. It does tend to happen more i... |
| Anyone have or know someone who has Hydrocephalus? |
I know two people with hydrocephalus one of them has the shunt it goes from the head to her stomach the other person is my sister in law and she just find out that she had hydrocephalus and they to... |
| Hydrocephalus/enquiries/any other prolims? |
there is a web site called _life with Hydrocephalus and a list serv called Hyceph L and a chat room ... |
| Hydrocephalus? Some quick questions? |
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| My son is 16 months old, and has hydrocephalus. He had a shunt placed last week. Is anyone familiar with this? |
Yes -- A friend's daughter has hydrocephalus; I've known the girl for 15 years.
Having the shunt placed was scary, I know. But it was the absolute right thing to do.
You will start to... |
| When I was young I had congenital hydrocephalus, does it have affect in the later part of my life? |
Congenital hydrocephalus is a buildup of excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the brain that is present at birth. The excess fluid can increase pressure in the baby's brain, possibly result... |
| Will my nephew be ever recover from hydrocephalus? |
You need to get him someplace where he can get a shunt...otherwise he's going to suffer brain damage. ( all the water on his brain that does NOT drain will push his brain into mush....thats wh... |
| I have a question regarding after hydrocephalus shunt surgery? |
I, too, had a VP shunt installed for Hydrocephalus in May of this year. I am still seeing a gastro now due to the fact that I can't hardly keep any food down. He seems to think it may be the s... |
| How can we cure hydrocephalus?and make the person alive without any after effects like mentally retarded? |
unfortunately , this disease has a poor prognosis (outcome)...there's no curative medical treatment for it... there is progressive increase in the pressure inside the skull which will definite... |
| Could past hydrocephalus be related to migraines? |
All drugs can attack liver and make it excessive to yield migraine or h/a.
There is no medicine for H/A OR MIGRAINE. Not only these but for almost all painful diseases. Hence they become chronic... |
| I have hydrocephalus... What is this thing in my neck? |
It is probably part of a shunt placed to drain excess CSF (what causes hydrocephaly) into your abdomen. Here is a web site with lots of info and a great diagram. Hope this helps!
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| Are there any people with hydrocephalus, spina bifida? |
My ex has hydrocephalus but not spina bifida. He had a lot of surgeries before the age of 5 having shunts put in over and over. I noticed he had a lot of emotional issues, a lot of personality is... |
| Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus? |
It may need the pressure adjusting. ... |
| What is the pathophysiology of hydrocephalus? |
Spinal fluid is produced in the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricles in the brain. This fluid bathes the brain and spinal cord but it has to find a way out through various foramen. Hydrocepha... |
| Is there a cure for hydrocephalus? |
Mostly hydrocephalus are casued by congenital(in born) malfo-rmation of CSF(cerebrospinal fluid) drainage.Since it is congenital, there is no definite cure.
But there are some surgical procedures ... |
| If someone has Hydrocephalus, where does the shunt go? |
the most common site of the shunt is the peritoneum through a subcutaneous device passing from the head through the neck, chest and the abdomen pooling the CSF to the peritoneum where it is absorbe... |
| Updates on hydrocephalus? |
What exactly are you looking for? Pleas clarify.
Perhaps this website can help you. It has a lot of info on hydrocephalus.
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| Hydrocephalus Treatment side affects? |
bleeding and infection are typical common side effects of any surgery. failure of the device is extremely uncommon but that may lead to worsening of initial symptoms instead of recovery or improvem... |
| I want to know more from Melissa C and Kayla_S_7 who answered my qn. on Hydrocephalus to tell me more.? |
You may contact the Indian Medical Association or neurology department of a superspeciality hospital in your area for the required information. It is seen that many international health organizatio... |
| Another question from ole you know who regarding a thing called hydrocephalus...? |
They never did any sort of surgery , cosmetic or otherwise to reduce the skull. The shunts surgery similar to the procedure today came about in the 1940's, but did not become common until la... |
| Why can't I donate plasma because I have had hydrocephalus? |
I don't know why there'd be any connection between a history of shunted hydrocephalus and the ability to donate plasma (or any other sort of blood product, for that matter). I'd cert... |
| Does anyone know of anyone who has undergone a hydrocephalus operation? |
My son was born with hydrecephalous(water on the brain) in 1973. He has his frist shunt put in when he was 2 mos, and it did not work properly, so he had the 2nd shunt put at 2 1/2 mos. old, and ha... |
| What is hydrocephalus and how does it affect those afflicted? |
It means that the fluid that surrounds your brain in its skull has built up and is putting pressure on the brain. It's not a good thing but can be treated with a shunt. The webmd site has ea... |
| I have hydrocephalus & getting shunt Friday. What major changes will occur? |
If you want to know the medical details I have done the following search on Google (hydrocephalus post shunt experience patient) and selected some patient related articles which should give you th... |
| My son has Cerebral paulsie and hydrocephalus, any one know of Chairitys that help ? |
I wish I could be more help. My little cousin has Dandy-Walker. This is the only suggestion I have for ya'll. It's the Michigan Department of Community Health, MIChild website. You ca... |
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