Patient's question:
There is a child in the welfare home who gets particularly irritable in daily life, and also has developmental delays. They may also experience headaches, dry vomiting, poor appetite, epilepsy, and other symptoms. It is suspected that it could be hydrocephalus. Hello, is this hydrocephalus? How can it be relieved?Doctor's answer:
Children with hydrocephalus usually exhibit sluggishness and a noticeably reduced head size. Headache and nausea are symptoms of intracranial hypertension. In addition to epilepsy, intracranial tumors should not be ruled out. It is recommended to improve cranial MRI and increase clarity for definitive diagnosis. If the hydrocephalus is isolated, a third ventricle fenestration or ventriculoperitoneal shunt can be performed via neuroendoscopy (with the possibility of needing to replace the drainage tube as the patient grows). If the hydrocephalus is caused by a cranial tumor, surgical removal of the lesion is necessary. If malignancy is suspected, it is unnecessary to cause further distress.