Ask the Expert - Hydrocephalus Episode 5: Intracranial Pressure in Hydrocephalus Patients

[@dianschneider1517]

My son had an ICP monitor for 24 hours at UCLA years ago. His surgeon was amazed at how "normal" his pressures were for all positions. He wouldn't sleep though, they brought him a video game to play while he was there and he was not going to miss a second of video game time!

[@BLAB-it5un]

As great as all this focus on pressure is and CSF dynamics, Dr. Mike Williams, a recognized specialist in hydrocephalus at UW in Seattle (a neurologist), highlights that hydrocephalus is a brain disorder (and injury) and not a CSF disorder even though clearly CSF function is a defining issue. Does this change the treatment in any way? Maybe not but the perspective of focusing on brain injury - thus the emphasis on regular follow up with a neurologist rather than just a neurosurgeon - is so important. Hydrocephalus does injure the brain so only responding to the CSF functioning of a shunt is not enough.

[@Zxouf873]

I hope you can do more of these, Very helpful ❤️💜

[@j.landry1075]

Ive had the subarachnoid screw put in to monitor my pressure after a car accident in 1982 that's how they determined i needed a vp shunt march 22 1982.

[@charliepouliot8529]

So what if I never had stent put in. I have had pain in my cornea for years and idk if I should get my intracranial pressure checked