Hydrocephalus

Abstract Background: Hydrocephalus is an abnormal CSF collection in brain cavities, within the cerebral ventricles caused by a blockage in the drainage or insufficient absorption of the fluid [1]. It is categorized either congenital or acquired [1]. Hydrocephalus can be diagnosed by detailed history, physical examination and radiological examination [1]. MRI is considered the method of choice because It allows us to evaluate various parts of the brain and certain associated conditions that may not be assessed adequately with other imaging modalities [7]. Aim of the study: To evaluate the role of MRI in the detection of congenital hydrocephalus in pediatric patients. And to determine the best MRI technique that helps in the evaluation of congenital…

Hydrocephalus Having a big head is usually taken in a humorous and figurative manner, but when it comes to hydrocephalus it is taken very literally and seriously. Hydrocephalus is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain, enlarging the head and causing brain damage (MedicineNet, 2016). Hydrocephalus can be a result of the ventricles producing too much cerebrospinal fluid. There can also be an obstruction which reduces the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, as well as…

Currently, dominant treatment relies on passive mechanical shunts (mostly pressure controlled and limited flow controlled) which exhibit serious complications such as over drainage, under drainage, mechanical failure, infections, obstructions, and the need to lengthen or replace the catheter. These complications are not predictable and could happen after a placement of the shunt system anytime from hours to years. Shunt complication is one of the most common clinical problems in pediatric…

Both them are caused by damaged cerebrospinal fluid re-absorption in the absence of any cerebrospinal fluid-flow obstruction between the ventricles and subarachnoid space. Communicating hydrocephalus has many different neurologic conditions such as subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrhage, meningitis and congenital absence of arachnoid villi. In some case, the special form of communicating hydrocephalus is normal pressure hydrocephalus which causes thickening of the arachnoid leading to…

Hydrocephalus is the reason that bovine calves are stillborn, or even live through birth only to die quickly afterwards. An overabundance of cerebral spinal fluid can cause the bovine calf’s head to be malformed and dome-shaped. There can be a birth that the bovine calf will live, but symptoms of weakness, depression, spasms, and convulsions will result from cerebral pressure on the brain’s functions. Clinical signs of droopy ears, head and even blindness will be identified along with the…

touched her heart. The following patients left an unremarkable mark in her life. She stated that while working in East Park Ridge hospital, she met a mother whose baby was born at twenty-six weeks with a head bleeding, and was placed on a ventilator due to her undeveloped lungs. The baby was overly young and fragile for doctors to perform brain surgery to cease her head bleeding. Due to the fact that the baby 's head bleed was not ceasing, doctors were forced to transport the baby downtown, to a…

Hydrocephalus is a nervous system disorder in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up in the brain (Mayo Clinic 2014). The causes of this disorder are still not well understood, but it may result from inherited genetic abnormalities, developmental disorders, tumors, and other injuries to the head that may cause a blockage. This blockage prevents the excess CSF that builds up in the brain from exiting, which adds pressure on the brain tissue that can lead to brain damage (NIH, 2012).…

Signs and Symptoms Symptoms of hydrocephalus differ with age, disease development, and individual variations in acceptance to the illness. For instance, a child's capability to compensate for enlarged CSF pressure and extension of the ventricles varies from a grown-up's. The infant skull can enlarge to accommodate the buildup of CSF because the sutures (the fibrous joints that attach the bones of the skull) have not yet closed. In infancy, the clearest sign of hydrocephalus is frequently a fast…

Hydrocephalus Research By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. The disruption in the hydrodynamics of cerebrospinal spinal fluid (CSF) flow, production and absorption leads to hydrocephalus. This condition can be uniformly life-threatening if left untreated and has a bimodal distribution in its peak incidences. There is a peak in infancy, usually associated with congenital malformations and a second peak after the age of 60 years. Symptoms of hydrocephalus are legion. They vary with age, ranging from…

Life is like a continuous story filled with good and bad, and my life is no different. I am a person who has spent most of her childhood in and out of hospitals. My little sister was a premature baby born with spina bifida, and therefore is permanently disabled and has aVP shunt. During my childhood my little sister had been taken to the hospital many times, and since my parents could not leave me alone at home I was always there with her. I have an older sister, but was not part of my…