We often use "brain water" to describe some incomprehensible behaviors, and today we seriously explain the difference between "water in the brain" and "more water in the brain".
In fact, each of us is born with water in our heads. In our skulls, around the brain tissue is filled with a fluid called "cerebrospinal fluid" that continues into our spinal canals.
Too much water can put pressure on the surrounding tissues, and before the child's skull is sutured, the pressure generated by hydrocephalus will make the child's head circumference particularly large, looking like a "big head doll".
In infants with hydrocephalus, in the early stages of the disease, if the disease is mild, in most cases, the progression of hydrocephalus is slow, and the infant has no obvious early symptoms. However, as the disease gradually worsens, the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricular system gradually increases, which may cause the baby to develop some specific symptoms. For example, babies may be irritable, have a poor mental state, and even be restless.
Some small babies experience anorexia, refusal of milk, frequent nausea, vomiting and other conditions. Young babies also experience progressive increased head circumference, a full scalp, and angry veins. Some young babies develop sunset signs, which are also specific clinical signs and signs in children with hydrocephalus in the early stages. In addition, in some severe cases, it can also cause the baby to experience drowsiness.
There are many ways to treat hydrocephalus in newborns, and we must treat them specifically according to the specific situation of the child. For early hydrocephalus, we mainly take lumbar puncture and other ways of treatment, and then for children over 2cm, we need to perform surgical treatment according to the child's situation, such as ommaya sac insertion, mainly an outdoor drainage method to control hydrocephalus, when the child gradually improves during development, we need to remove this external drainage tube.
Then for some children, if there is no significant improvement after early external drainage, etc., we may need to be treated with ventricular intraperitoneal shunting. So these are invasive, and for ventricular intraperitoneal shunting, it is necessary to place a catheter for life, which cannot be removed.
Of course, hydrocephalus can also cause some complications such as infections, and we need to carry out anti-infection and other treatments. However, as a family member, we need to know that for premature babies and newborn hydrocephalus, the ability to heal themselves in the later stage is still relatively good, so we need to actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.
For patients with hydrocephalus, it is first necessary to pay attention to the fact that once it is clear that there is a case of hydrocephalus, a head CT or MRI should be selected in time to help determine the type and severity of the current hydrocephalus.
For patients with clear symptoms, it is recommended to treat them with surgery at an early stage. At present, it is generally recommended that hydrocephalus can be treated by performing ventricular peritoneal shunt, and good treatment results can usually be achieved.
In addition, patients with hydrocephalus should learn to protect themselves in the process of daily life, and should effectively prevent adverse events such as falls and falls. In addition, such patients may have some degree of cognitive dysfunction in the later stages of the disease, and it is recommended that effective cognitive function training can be selected to help patients improve their cognitive function level.
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