Patient's question:
Hello: The newborn, prematurely delivered via cesarean section at Zhoukou Central Hospital in Henan, was found to have hydrocephalus after a CT scan at 28 days. The child's posterior brain is particularly large, without vomiting or fever. The weight is slightly over 3 jin, and the child eats very little, consuming only 4 to 6 milliliters at a time.Hope for help: Our local medical providers are currently not allowing us to receive treatment, as the patient has only been two days past the one-month mark. They claim the child is too young and insist on waiting until after two months to proceed with treatment. We are concerned whether the hydrocephalus will worsen and whether it will affect the child's brain development.
Doctor's answer:
Hydrocephalus in children, also known as pediatric hydrocephalus, refers to hydrocephalus in children under the age of 14.Guidance:
1. This condition is primarily treated with surgery, which can be categorized into three types: (1) surgery to remove the obstructive cause; (2) surgery to reduce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) secretion; (3) cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery.
2. Before surgery, if intracranial hypertension is significant, dehydration and intracranial pressure reduction treatments can be used. Correcting cerebral edema and reducing intracranial pressure primarily involves drugs such as 20% mannitol, furosemide, and dexamethasone, and even human albumin may be used.
3. Symptomatic treatment, infection prevention, and neurotrophic support.