Patient's question:
How effective is the treatment for pediatric hydrocephalus? My good friend's child was diagnosed with hydrocephalus at birth, five months old, and is currently being treated with Shu Nerve Growth Factor. Can it be cured? I'm not very familiar with this. Where is it good to treat hydrocephalus? How effective is the treatment for pediatric hydrocephalus?Doctor's answer:
Hello, for mild hydrocephalus, non-surgical treatment should be tried first, primarily focusing on dehydration therapy and systemic supportive therapy. Surgical treatment is suitable for cases with intracranial pressure higher than 250 mm of water column or those that fail to respond to non-surgical treatment. Severe hydrocephalus, such as cases with a head circumference exceeding 50 cm, cerebral cortex atrophy with a thickness of less than 1 cm, and severe functional impairment or deformities, generally have poor surgical outcomes.Hello, the first 6 months are the golden treatment period, and the vast majority of children can recover to normal. Beyond 6 months, based on our experience, the biparietal diameter ossifies earlier than the sagittal diameter. Even after treatment, the head circumference may shrink, but the biparietal diameter may still remain larger than normal.