Is a shunt or a third ventriculostomy supposed to stop the symptoms of dizziness and disorientation..?
In hydrocephalus? Can it help with symptoms that make you feel like your on a rocky boat or an earthquake?
(I know how the shunt and 3rd vent works, but will they help these symptoms?)
The ventricles have gone down a little since my first operation but I'm still classed as having hydrocephalus on previous scans I've had. I had a third ventriculostomy back in 2000 and am still having a lot of problems that I described in the question. My husband said that I've gotten worse in the last few years, but my neurosurgeon didn't take me seriously the last couple of times I went to him (that's how it came across), or maybe he couldn't do anything about it (who knows?)
I didn't have a tumour or anything, although at first they thought I could have due to my age, I was 30 when I was first diagnosed and the neurosurgeon said that I was born with hydrocephalus due to the obstruction between the third and fourth ventricles.
I know that there has been some damage done to my brain, as I went to a brain injury clinic a few years ago and had a test done to see how my abilities have changed. It showed a marked change in my abilities and the way I do things compared to how I used to be when I was back in high school. I now have trouble writing and my fine motor skills have been severely hampered, I'm also a lot slower than I used to be and need a lot of help remembering things and can't cook without almost losing my ability to taste the food because of the pressure or headaches I get. When I do do things I generally get bad headaches, I had a thunderclap headache about a year or so ago just out of the blue, just from putting clothes on the line. I just keep getting these symptoms that the neurosurgeon doesn't seem to take into consideration. Is it normal for a neuosurgeon to be like this or is it just because they can't do anything about the problem because of the damage done to my brain