Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus occurs when a buildup of excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is present in the cavities that contain fluid in the brain. It often increases pressure in the head.
Young / middle-aged adult symptoms
- Difficulty waking up or remaining awake
- Headache
- Coordination or balance deterioration
- Problems controlling bladder
- Vision and cognitive skills are impaired
Senior adult symptoms
- Coordination or balance deterioration
- Loss of memory
- Headache
- Problems controlling bladder
Potential causes
- Genetic inheritance
- Association with developmental disorders (spina bifida, encephalocele)
- Brain bleeding
- Brain tumors
- Head injuries
- Premature birth complications (diseases, infections, hemorrhage)
- The blocked flow of cerebrospinal fluid
Treatment options
Nonsurgical
Temporarily control intracranial pressure through drugs such as acetazolamide and furosemide
Surgical options
Minimally Invasive Procedures
- Frameless Deep Brain Stimulator
- Functional/Stereotaxic Surgery
- Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Endoscopic Transsphenoidal
- Resection of Complex Brain Tumor
- Micro Vascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Gamma Knife
- CyberKnife Brain Lab Stereotaxic Radiosurgery
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Endoscopic Port Surgery with Fiber Tracking
- Visualase Ablation Treatment
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Aneurysm
- Vascular Malformation
- CSF Shunting Procedure
- Skull Base Surgery
- Extended Transnasal Approaches
- Craniotomy