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What Could Cause Hydrochephalus?
Hi, my wife age 29 is suffering from hydrochephalus problem. She has left side paralyse and she is lying in the bed and she is in unconscious condition. Doctors suggested not to cure by surgical procedure because she is not in that condition. Please suggest me is any diagnose for my wife
Thu, 3 Aug 2017
Thanks for your question dear there are lot of problems could cause hydrocephalus one of them is stroke infection tumor trauma etc if she is one hydrocehalus now and your neurosurgeon saying she cannot be operated there must be a reason behind this there are other treatment such as repeat lbar puncture and lumbo peritonial shunt
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