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Can Surgery Help Slit Ventricles?

My son has slit ventricles and has had 10 revisions. His surgeon is suggesting surgery to open windows in his skull so that the brain can expand. I am afraid he will be worse off, though he is having severe, severe headaches. I would like to know is this is a proceedure done to adults?
Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Treatment of slit ventricle syndrome is difficult, the options are : anti- migraine drugs, change of the ventricular catheter and change of shunt valve with a programmable valve, temporary block of shunt to expand ventricles, if there is aqueduct stenosis needs to be done endoscopic third ventriculostomy. In some cases needs to be done shunt configuration draining both ventricles and basal cisterns. Subtemporal decompression (windows of scull) is rarely done because improvements are short- lived.Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
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Can Surgery Help Slit Ventricles?

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Treatment of slit ventricle syndrome is difficult, the options are : anti- migraine drugs, change of the ventricular catheter and change of shunt valve with a programmable valve, temporary block of shunt to expand ventricles, if there is aqueduct stenosis needs to be done endoscopic third ventriculostomy. In some cases needs to be done shunt configuration draining both ventricles and basal cisterns. Subtemporal decompression (windows of scull) is rarely done because improvements are short- lived.Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.