SOME CLINICAL FEATURES AND RESULTS OF THORACIC ULTRASOUND OF HYDROCEPHALUS ENCEPHALOPATHY AT THAI NGUYEN NATIONAL HOSPITAL IN THE PERIOD OF 2018-2020

Abstract

Hydrocephalus is defined as a pathological condition of the central nervous system that results from an disruption or imbalance between the formation, flow or absorption of cerebrospinal fluid. In other words, it is an accumulation of too much cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles due to a disorder of production, circulation and absorption. In the past, the diagnosis of hydrocephalus was often based on clinical symptoms, but to identify  Image of brain damage by thoracic ultrasound: Tapered ultrasound has a sensitivity and specificity (compared with computer tomography) of 100%. The disease early, diagnose the cause and extent of damage... it is necessary to have additional subclinical methods. Conducted a study on 28 patients diagnosed with hydrocephalus at Thai Nguyen Central Hospital in the period of 2018-2020 by using thoracic ultrasound. The results are as follows: The cause of congenital cause is 57% predominated compared with the acquired cause 43%. Clinical features: Head circumference is larger than 2SD accounting for 53.7%; signs of sunset accounted for 21% and 28.6% of children with broad posterior fontanelle. Image of brain damage by thoracic ultraso Image of brain damage by thoracic ultrasound: Tapered ultrasound has a sensitivity and specificity (compared with computer tomography) of 100%.