What is Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain. This increase in intracranial volume results in elevated intracranial pressure and ...
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Hydrocephalus and lower back pain
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Hi my name is Samantha, Im 25 and I was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus in 2006. I was healthy all my life until i had a seizure and was rushed to the hospital were they diagnosed me with hydrocephalus. Like most people with this condition I did not get a shunt. My surgeon felt due to the fact that shunts can be complicated(ie. infections and needing to be replaced frequently)he did a surgery called Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy(a small perforation is made in the thinned floor of the third ventricle, allowing movement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) out of the blocked ventricular system and into the interpenducular cistern (a normal CSF space). This seemed to have worked but lately i have been suffering from severe back pain and am wondering if these two are related. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Hi,no back pain,just foggy heads & anxiety after my etv. Lin 
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why do you feel you have a foggy head? also... anxiety occured after the Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy?
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I was diagnosed when I was 24. I had migrains all my life and finally went to the dr when one pupil dilated and refused to retract. I too had ETV. My symptoms didn't go away but didn't get worse either. I do have occassional pain throughout my body. I can't say if the two are related but if not it's one hell of a coincidence that I never had this pain before the surgery =/
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Have they checked for Spina Bifida? There is an extremely mild form of SB that can cause back pain, some problems in bowels and bladder. Hydro is a marker for SB.
Just a suggestion? Good luck Char :)
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