Archive · 25 Nov 2025

Two-Year-Old Recovers After Complex Hydrocephalus Surgery

Two-Year-Old Recovers After Complex Hydrocephalus Surgery

A two-year-old child had a special surgery called neuro-endoscopy to fix a condition called complex hydrocephalus, which is like having too much water in the brain.

The child had a rare symptom where their head kept nodding like a bobble-head doll.

Doctors at Medicover Hospitals in Secunderabad used a tiny camera and special tools to fix the problem by making the brain's fluid chambers work together again.

They also put in a small tube called a shunt to help manage the fluid long-term.

The child is now doing much better, and this surgery gave hope to many parents and doctors who find this condition very hard to treat.

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