Patient's question:
Due to hydrocephalus caused by a car accident, intermittent fever occurs after surgical shunt diversion. What is the reason? How should it be prevented and treated? Is it possible to leave behind sequelae?:Doctor's answer:
Postoperative fever is caused by sterile inflammation invading the reticular formation of the brainstem, and prolonged intermittent fever is also known as central hyperthermia. If the fever cannot be controlled, it may damage nerves, leading to irreversible damage, and can easily cause brain atrophy, resulting in dementia and paralysis.Treatment plan: A combined Western and Eastern medicine approach is recommended to eliminate primary and secondary blood edema and its damage to nerves, enhance and improve local blood circulation around the injured nerves to nourish them, soften scars to prevent damaged nerve tissue from degenerating and becoming non-recoverable, and activate and stimulate paralyzed, shock-induced nerves to achieve the best possible recovery of various functions.
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