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MEDICATION FOR NPH

2024-09-03 08:16:33
We found out that my mother has normal pressure hydrocephalus in August 15 this year and she is a lung cancer patient since 2019. She's having only one tablet which is gefitinib and her cancer hasn't spread since then. We would like to know if there any medication other than surgery to cure NPH. Her body is not suitable for surgery that's the reason doctor didn't perform cancer surgery in 2019. Requesting doctors , is there any medication that can treat NPH with only medication even if it's high cost medication.
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NPH is a condition that requires surgical management. The proven treatment is a Programmable VP shunt. And if there was a non operative treatment that is equally efficacious to surgery then every doctor will suggest that. Unfortunately that is not the case here. What are the conditions that make your patient unfit for surgery?

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If your mother’s health condition doesn’t allow her to undergo surgery, there are alternative options for NPH management
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For better clinical assessment and guidance reach out to neurophysician preferably a physical consultation

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