Patient's question:
I have a girlfriend, she is 41 years old this year. A few days ago, she felt a headache and her left eye socket was swollen and painful. She went to the hospital for a brain CT scan, and the report is as follows: No significant abnormalities were found in the density of the brain parenchyma, symmetrical enlargement of both lateral ventricles, rounded and blunt front-occipital angle of the lateral ventricle, no midline shift, and intact skull. Please ask: Is there a problem in my friend's brain? Is it serious? How should it be treated?Doctor's answer:
Hello! "Symmetrical enlargement of bilateral ventricles" may be considered as "hydrocephalus." Currently, I haven't seen the patient's CT scan, so it's difficult to assess the severity of the condition at this time. I recommend sending the CT scan to me via mail or visiting our hospital directly for consultation.The treatment for hydrocephalus can adopt the "trinity" therapy, which is guided by the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) such as "dissolving blood stasis, opening the brain orifices, unblocking meridians, and eliminating fluid accumulation." This involves:
- Taking pure herbal preparations internally to improve the function of internal organs, replenish essence and marrow, eliminate stasis, and remove fluid, treating from the inside.
- Using acupuncture, massage, acupoint embedding, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and oxygen-enhanced meridian external counterpulsation to regulate qi and blood, unblock meridians, treating from the middle.
- Applying herbal ointments externally to the head for blood-activating and stasis-removing effects, as well as to awaken the brain and open orifices, treating from the outside.
By combining these three methods, the therapy works from three different angles to target the central body of cranial diseases, allowing stasis to dissolve, orifices to open, meridians to unblock, and fluid accumulation to naturally clear.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our hospital.