hydrocephalus
Is there anything that can be done to prevent a lifetime of revisions? My 30 year old daughter has had 35 revisions and it seems she can barely get through a year without a surgery.
Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Brain & Nervous System group.
Go to Buffalo NY UBMD Dr Fahrmbach and Dr R Reynolds
Thank you for asking as I’m frustrated . The neurosurgeon I consulted with said my ventricles aren’t large enough for a shunt. The neurologist implies I have to have a clinical presentation of NPH to qualify for surgery, meaning that I have dementia full time . Right now I’m episodic, and I’ve been hospitalized 9 times. It seems that heat and exercise are difficult for me.
What symptoms did you have prior to ETV? How did you decide to have the surgery?
There is a surgery that you should look into and research! They is called Choroid Plexus Cauterization (CPC) and Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV). I hope this helps!!