Question Title: My son has rapid head growth connected with hydrocephalus

Forum: Neurology Forum
Topic: Hydrocephalus

He has three ultra sounds which show that his ventricles are enlarged but his pressure is within normal range.

At birth his head was 39 cm and now is at 45 cm. He had a ultar sound on June 29 and one today Aug. 24. the ventricles are more enlarged, but the doctor is not wanting to do the shunt surgery.

I was involved in a car wreck when I was 7 mths pregnant. I had a fractured pelvis in two places, internal injuries to my bladder. Could this have caused the Hydrocephalus?

Do normally patients with what I'm assuming to be NPH but with rapid head growth require the shunt surgery? If so when is the time to do the surgery, can you wait to long. Will his head go back to it's normal shape and will or could he have brain damage?

Any information that you can provide to us would be apperciated...Thank you - Tammmie
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Dear Tammie,

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