Experiences with

Hydrocephalus

spinal cord, and obstructive hydrocephalus.

Hi Just had this diagnosed and I was referred in May to the neurosurgeon to review me. Having looked into the condition it states that the preferred treatment is to have a shunt put in but it also states the sooner the better practically! If you have this condition how long was it before you were

Fast forward to January 2023, lots of tests, more consultants, including one whom specialised in dementia, Martin was then diagnosed with Hydrocephalus. I was not happy with that diagnosis so the consultant agreed to test this.

No hydrocephalus is shown. No pathological enhancement is seen postcontrast. The remaining intracranial appearances are unremarkable. Interval imaging in a year is suggested. A neurosurgical consult would also be prudent.

Danny Bonaduce ‘doing well’ as he recovers from brain surgery after diagnosis, wife says https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/danny-bonaduce-doing-well-recovers-brain-surgery-hydrocephalus-diagnosis-wife-says "Patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) – estimated to be

He was originally diagnosed with old age and then Parkinson’s and then Parkinsonism and then Hydrocephalus. He’s deteriorated rapidly in the last twelve months.

Hi my fiance has been diagnosed with portal vein hypertension .he has got hydrocephalus and he has got a shunt. In 2022 he had jaundice and splenomegaly. Got his spleen removed. He has gall stones which makes his condition even worse. After splenectomy he hadn't faced any health issues.

My husband had his first emergency brain surgery in 2007 due to a large colloid cyst causing hydrocephalus. He then developed shingles, ME and fibromyalgia. 18 months ago he suffered a large brain bleed which has led to him having to have 24 nursing care for brain injury acquired dementia.

I know shunts are mostly used for hydrocephalus, but I’m most interested in the experience of people who had/have meningioma and meningiocele. Many thanks David Pollak

On the mri they found hydrocephalus suggestive of NPH and partial agenesis of the corpus callosum. The neurologist I then went to see only said that it's probably congenital and might be causing my cognitive problems. But nothing about treatment or follow-up.

While it appears impossible to fully identify the cause, I suffer from hydrocephalus, so have had about 4 neurosurgical procedures. It is apparently common with those with my condition.

I’ve got to cope with my Hydrocephalus for the rest of my life and DLA is my main source of income, so without it I’m screwed.

I’ve got to cope with my Hydrocephalus for the rest of my life and DLA is my main source of income, so without it I’m screwed.

Hi I am new to this but here goes I had a accident coming up 7 years ago which resulted in needing to have brain surgery, due to obstructive hydrocephalus. Since this I've suffered with many problems but the worse being ongoing headaches which the hospital cannot figure out or help.

I have Hydrocephalus and I’ve been told I need a shunt. I’ve just turned 70 and I’ve been told it only has a 50% success rate and if it’s successful, it will only last between 1 and 8 years. I’d appreciate knowing other people’s experience

Had coils and a shunt, plus a drain for hydrocephalus. I then developed a vaspospasm so was in ICU for 2 weeks. I don’t remember any of it and can’t remember May, June or most of July.

I have had quite a few neurological problems starting with Hydrocephalus which i had an third ventriculostomy done which cured it, I have since then experienced really horrible lower back pain and have found out I have stenosis in the spine and scoliosis I have seen the pain management team and it seems

vomiting and not knowing where I was.i didn't know who I was or what I was going to become.the best way that I could describe it is that I looked in the mirror and I saw me but inside me was gone.its has taken alot of hard work to accept that things will be different now for the rest of my life.i also got hydrocephalus

Had hydrocephalus since 22 months old had a shunt fitted and had this functioning and working well throughout my childhood up until last year April without any issues or problems.

I underwent surgery at the Walton Centre in Liverpool, and had a VP Shunt inserted to treat hydrocephalus.