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NeurologicalSevere
Hydrocephalus
Neurosurgery · Neurological
Severe
Severity
Uncommon — congenital hydrocephalus affects roughly 1 in 1,000 live births, with additional cases acquired later in life
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Neurosurgery
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1The standard treatment is surgical placement of a shunt system
- 2a thin tube that diverts excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain to another part of the body where it can be safely absorbed. An alternative procedure
- 3endoscopic third ventriculostomy
- 4creates a new pathway for fluid drainage in select cases without an implanted device. Ongoing monitoring is required since shunts can become blocked or infected and may need revision over time.
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