Normal Pressure Hydocephalus Posted: 09-14-07 11:00am
My mom recently had the nph operation in
which the surgeon inserts a shunt in the
skull to drain off cerebral-spinal fluid
which is building up pressure in ventrical
causing slowing of cognitive functions and
skills such as memory, etc. In other
words she was suffering all the signs of
alzheimers and dementia. We were assured
by the doctors that these signs would
subside and she would return to normal
within a week or two. Week and a half
after the operation the drainage tube
clogged and staph set in. She was rushed
back to the hospital and after lowering
her temperature which had reached 102, and
feeding antibiotics into her another
operation to replace the shunt and
drainage tube (now directly into her
jugglar vain) was done. She has slept for
days at a time, still has little memory,
cannot stand or walk, and has headaches
constantly.
What happened? Was something done
incorrectly? SOMEONE please help me!
