Cerebral edema hydrocephalus, what is hydrocephalus

This depends on the CT results of the brain and the patient's state of consciousness.

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Too much tissue fluid in the brain tissue.

01. How about hydrocephalus**.

Hydrocephalus is a disease of the brain that can have a great impact on human health, so be sure to get checked as soon as possible. Generally speaking, if the condition of hydrocephalus is still mild and not too severe, medication can be used to control the condition and inhibit the formation of hydrocephalus.

The drug causes the patient's intracranial pressure to decrease, which is conservative**. However, this kind of **cannot**condition, and long-term use of drugs may also occur***, so it should be handled with caution.

02. What should children pay attention to after hydrocephalus surgery?

Frequent crying, anorexia, lethargy, or vomiting after surgery may indicate a re-elevated intracranial pressure in the infant. In early childhood, there may be headaches, decreased vision, confusion, slurred speech, or unsteadiness in walking. A shunt infection may cause fever, or redness and swelling around the shunt.

As your child grows up, you need to pay attention to his abnormal brain development, which includes learning disabilities, motor dysfunction and speech disorders. Tell your doctor when you notice new symptoms.

The process of observing your child for symptoms of hydrocephalus** is very hard and can be challenging if your child has any special needs. You should also take care of yourself and seek help from your doctor or organization.

Any disease that is left untreated can have serious consequences.

For hydrocephalus, it is not necessary to have hydrocephalus to be very serious, it depends on what type of hydrocephalus it is, what is the degree, and whether it needs to be treated according to the patient's condition.

If the patient only has mild hydrocephalus and does not have any clinical symptoms, then it can be rechecked regularly, and no special ** is needed for the time being, and if there is any discomfort, it is enough to see a doctor in time.

If the patient has severe hydrocephalus and has developed corresponding clinical symptoms (intracranial hypertension symptoms, unresponsiveness, memory loss, limb weakness, incontinence, and even coma, etc.), then it should be prompted**. If there are no contraindications to lumbar puncture, preoperative lumbar puncture is generally required to understand the patient's intracranial pressure level and the nature of the cerebrospinal fluid, so as to determine the timing of surgery and the choice of shunt model.

Some patients with trauma or subarachnoid hemorrhage and some patients with encephalitis will also have hydrocephalus, and these patients cannot choose shunt surgery when the cerebrospinal fluid test is abnormal, and lumbar puncture and catheterization can be temporarily placed at this time.

This is not easy to generalize, hydrocephalus is also mild and severe, depending on the results of the examination, if the examination is only a slight widening of the ventricles, it is a mild hydrocephalus, there is no obvious impact on physical health, it is not serious, and it is not necessary, it is okay to continue to observe and recheck regularly, and if the ventricular widening is very serious, but there is an increase in intracranial pressure, and it continues to progress, it is very serious, which can lead to mental retardation, and can also cause abnormal urination and walking, Surgical management is required.

In this case, it still needs to be timely, and it will generally get worse over time, because hydrocephalus is a progressive disease. Prompt recommendation**. However, if it is external hydrocephalus, it is relatively better**, because some external hydrocephalus has half a chance of self-healing, so first diagnose it and then treat the symptoms**.