Johns Hopkins Neurology and Neurosurgery Podcasts
Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgeon George Jallo, M.D. explains what hydrocephalus is, how it is diagnosed and the treatment.
Subscribe to Neurology/Neurosurgery Podcasts Program Notes:
0:15 Comes from the Greek
1:09 CSF turns over often
1:51 Some children make too much
2:49 1:500 to 1:1000 children have it
3:49 Young infant with dramatic increase in head size
4:47 Older children have headaches, blurred vision
5:20 Diagnosis is simple
6:05 Divert fluid from the brain
7:10 Catheters with antibiotics
8:09 Can obstruct fairly easily
9:04 Children prior to shunts were dying
9:42 End
