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Hydrocephalus : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Ventriculostomy

Treatments Overview Articles

Hydrocephalus
The goal of treatment is to reduce or prevent brain damage by improving the flow of CSF. The blockage may be surgically removed, if possible.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 1, 2008
Hydrocephalus
The primary method of treatment for hydrocephalus is surgical installation of a shunt. A shunt is a tube connecting the ventricles of the brain to an alternative drainage site, usually the abdominal cavity.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hydrocephalus
Treatment of hydrocephalus for children or adults will likely involve a neurologist, neurosurgeon, obstetrician, pediatrician, and specialty nurses and physical therapists.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Hydrocephalus
The primary method of treatment for both elevated and normal pressure hydrocephalus is surgical installation of a shunt. A shunt is a tube connecting the ventricles of the brain to an alternative drainage site, usually the abdominal cavity.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Ventricular Shunt
A ventricular shunt is a tube that is surgically placed in one of the fluid-filled chambers inside the brain(ventricles). The fluid around the brain and the spinal column is called cerebrospinal fluid(CSF).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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