Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: I am an 84-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with hydrocephalus after an MRI scan. I understand that there isn’t any treatment besides a shunt. Do you have any ...

Medication can be administered and if necessary, a neurosurgeon may be able to place a shunt to help alleviate pressure." Hydrocephalus can sometimes be fatal. While some dogs with mild congenital ...

A shunt would not be indicated quite yet. In people with an MRI showing hydrocephalus and compatible symptoms, a lumbar puncture is performed. The pressure is measured, and if it is normal ...

improvement of symptoms with lumbar puncture is commonly interpreted as meaning that a surgical shunt would be helpful in that person. Normal pressure hydrocephalus can sometimes be managed or ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 84-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with hydrocephalus after an MRI scan. I understand that there isn’t any treatment besides a shunt. Do you have any ...