Patient's question:
Now the doctor is giving the child an injection of Nootropil and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The child has been born for 5 days. We are very worried. Please ask the expert: How long does this treatment need to continue? What follow-up treatment is required? Will there be any? Thank you, expert.Doctor's answer:
This requires treatment of the underlying cause. Hydrocephalus is mostly congenital. A small portion is caused by tumors and other conditions. They are divided into non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment. Typically, mild hydrocephalus should be treated with non-surgical methods. The main approaches include dehydration therapy and systemic supportive treatment. Surgical treatment is suitable for cases of intracranial hypertension (above 250 mm of water column) or failure of non-surgical treatment. Severe hydrocephalus, such as when the head circumference exceeds 50 cm, cerebral cortex atrophy with a thickness below 1 cm, and the presence of severe functional impairment and deformities, often has poor surgical outcomes.