Hydrocephalus: Current State of Diagnostics and Treatment
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Hydrocephalus, Cranial Nerve Dysfunctions, Treatment StrategiesAbstract
Hydrocephalus, the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles, has numerous difficulties regarding diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the condition, including the areas of current therapeutic options, surgical intervention (implementation of shunts/ third ventriculostomies), and novel therapeutic approaches including inhibition of NKCC1 and modulation of PKC. This paper also discusses noninvasive treatments like gene therapy and “smart shunt” systems. From a global perspective, it is revealed that there are numerous disparities regarding hydrocephalus and its treatment modalities. This very aspect forms the basis for special healthcare programs to cater to these global inequalities. This study bedevils us with the fact of how intricate hydrocephalus management is, a complication that is mostly determined by a specific country’s healthcare infrastructure. The region's funding, health facilities, and cultural issues also are used to showcase hydrocephalus causes and effects. Furthermore, there is a large focus on patient care and also a meticulous presentation of subsequent care strategies and rehabilitation with the family's support to improve the results for those who are afflicted with the disease. This article concludes with a call to go beyond research in this area with the international cooperation that will lead to comprehending this challenge and the multidisciplinary problems and opportunities that come along with it. This research study provides an indispensable contribution to the fields of neurology and healthcare, and this adds value in terms of the care and treatment of hydrocephalus by facilitating its understanding on a scientific basis for students and healthcare professionals around the world.
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