80 of the elderly hydrocephalus how to do

80-year-old people with hydrocephalus should go to the hospital as soon as possible to do relevant examinations, can be through the skull ct or MRI to understand the ventricular situation, for patients with periventricular edema can be surgical treatment, commonly used surgical method is ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. If the amount of hydrocephalus is very small, mannitol can be used to reduce intracranial pressure, acetazolamide can be used to reduce cerebrospinal fluid secretion.