The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Hydrocephalus includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
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Hydrocephalus is most often treated with the surgical placement of a shunt system. This system diverts the flow of CSF from a site within the central nervous system to another area of the body where it can be absorbed as part of the circulatory process. A shunt is a flexible but study silastic tube. A limited number of patients can be treated with an alternative procedure called third ventriculostomy. In this procedure, a small hole is made in the floor of the third ventricle, allowing the CSF to bypass the obstruction and flow toward the site of resorption around the surface of the brain. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page: NINDS)
Treatment by an interdisciplinary team of medical professionals, rehabilitation specialists, and educational experts is critical to a positive outcome. Many children diagnosed with the disorder benefit from rehabilitation therapies and educational interventions, and go on to lead normal lives with few limitations. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page: NINDS)
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Surgical correction is the only treatment for hydrocephalus. Surgery typically consists of insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which transports excess fluid from the lateral ventricle into the peritoneal cavity. A less common procedure is insertion of a ventriculoatrial shunt, which drains fluid from the brain’s lateral ventricle into the right atrium of the heart, where the fluid makes its way into the venous circulation.
Complications of surgery include shunt infection, septicemia (after ventriculoatrial shunt), adhesions and paralytic ileus, migration, peritonitis, and intestinal perforation (with peritoneal shunt).
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Surgical correction is the only treatment for hydrocephalus. Usually, such surgery consists of insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which transports excess fluid from the lateral ventricle into the peritoneal cavity.
A less common procedure is insertion of a ventriculoatrial shunt, which drains fluid from the brain’s lateral ventricle into the right atrium of the heart, where the fluid makes its way into the venous circulation. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) involves creating a passage between the third ventricle and the basal cisterns. This procedure is used for noncommunicating hydrocephalus in patients over age 2.
Complications of surgery include shunt infection, septicemia (after ventriculoatrial shunt), adhesions and paralytic ileus, migration, peritonitis, and intestinal perforation (with peritoneal shunt).
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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