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Hydrocephalus is a condition which can be disabling or can cause disabilities if it cannot be managed. Medications can be prescribed and some times a shunt is installed in the head so that fluid is able to be removed so that the brain does not have increased pressure on it.
If hydrocephalus is managed, then the symptoms can be managed as well, and it is less disabling - the person can live a normal life. If it is not able to be managed, then the symptoms can be extremely disabling: headaches, vision disturbance, seizures, memory loss, personality changes, difficulty walking.
If hydrocephalus is severe during infancy it can cause brain damage and physical disabilities. In less severe cases, it can cause developmental delays, which can lay the groundwork for disability.
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What are medications for hydrocephalus?
the treatment of hydrocephalus
How Hydrocephalus may result from?
Conditions responsible for hydrocephalus in a fetus include infantile congenital (present at birth) hydrocephalus, hydrocephalus associated with encephalocele or myelomeningocele, posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in newborns.
What surgical procedures treats hydrocephalus?
the treatment of hydrocephalus
What is the difference between viral and genetic hydrocephalus?
I have hydrocephalus and its not "viral" hydrocephalus, its congenital (i believe that's how its spelled.) anyways congenital hydrocephalus is present or detected at birth without it being in your ancestry. Genetic hydrocephalus means it was passed on from a generation or family member before you.
Is hydrocephalus comes under Brain Tumor?
Hydrocephalus is a collection of fluid, it is not a tumor.
Do's dont's of handling people with hydrocephalus?
What will people act like with hydrocephalus
How do you use the word hydrocephalus in a sentence?
This patient's operative hydrocephalus, for which a stent was implanted for drainage.
Who gets hydrocephalus?
Hydrocephalus is a brain disorder that is usually the result of another problem within the skull.
Does your baby have hydrocephalus?
for information regarding this subject go to the link below (Hydrocephalus Fact Sheet)
Why does hydrocephalus cause learning impairment?
Hydrocephalus can cause learning impairment by putting pressure on the brain.
What are the risks to unborn babies if their mother smokes?
The baby may be unhealthy or have some form of mental of phycical disabilaty
What has the author John Lorber written?
John Lorber has written: 'Your child with hydrocephalus' -- subject(s): Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus in children, In infancy and childhood, Popular works 'Results of treatment of myelomeningocele'
