Pediatric Hydrocephalus to early surgery

Hydrocephalus with the sick child, the general performance of the head and trunk ratio is not great, before expanding on existing uplift, and sometimes linked with the post on existing, process forward forehead, scalp vein Nuzhang, orbital roof compression subsidence, as under the eyes , the exposed upper sclera, a "sunset" Zheng, head Kouji sound was broken pot. CT and MRI can be confirmed.
Hydrocephalus conservative treatment can be divided into two kinds of therapy and surgical treatment. Conservative treatment should always maintain the first high water restrictions, taking diuretics, its ineffective. Surgical treatment methods more, the current domestic use most of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, is through surgery will end Add to the lateral ventricle of silica gel and the other end Add abdominal subcutaneous buried in the middle and through anti-reflux pump connected, Hypertension Luqiang the cerebrospinal fluid into the abdominal cavity in. Peritoneal rely on the absorption re-absorption, ease intraventricular pressure, the brain cell growth and development.
The development of brain tissue after birth still continue its rapid development. Brain tissue at the time of birth weight of 350 g, 1-year-old, 900-g, 1-year-old only after the weight of growth slowed down to 1.5 kg adult brain weight. Therefore, when found in children with hydrocephalus, as soon as possible surgery, some patients after surgery and intellectual movement is expected to normal levels.