Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Hydrocephalus Awareness Month

Today is the second day of Hydrocephalus Awareness Month and I decided that instead of a picture I would post some facts about Hydrocephalus. Now these are facts I found on Google, so these are not my own. Fact One: Hydrocephalus Also called:  water on the brain.
Fact Two: A build-up of fluid in the cavities deep within the brain.
Fact Three: Rare 20,000 to 200,000 US cases per year.
Fact Four: Medically treatable By a doctor or professional.
Fact Five: Requires a medical diagnosis Always requires lab tests or imaging.
Fact Six: Medium-term Often resolves within a few months.
Fact Seven: The extra fluid puts pressure on the brain and can cause brain damage. It's most common in infants and older adults.
Fact Eight: Hydrocephalus is characterized by head enlargement in infants. Adults and older children experience headache, impaired vision, cognitive difficulties, loss of coordination, and incontinence.
Fact Nine: Treatment is often a tube (shunt) inserted surgically into a ventricle to drain excess fluid.
Fact Ten: Ages affected: 0-2, 3-5, 6-13, 14-18, 19-40, 41-60, and 60+.
These are facts that I got off Google and now I am going to share one of my own facts. So here is Fact Eleven: Hydrocephalus doesn't have a cure. Fact Twelve: People like me are living with Hydrocephalus everyday. Fact Thirteen: A lot of people do not know what Hydrocephalus is.
So those are some of my facts on Hydrocephalus and some Google facts on Hydrocephalus.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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