3rd Annual Team Hydrocephalus Tampa Bay, Florida Receives 224% of Fundraising Goal in Largo Today
Summary
Aqueductal Stenosis and Spina Bifida are two examples Acquired Hydrocephalus may result from intraventricular hemorrhage, meningitis, head trauma, tumors and cysts.• Affects hundreds of thousands of Americans • Diagnosed in people of all ages: from infants to elders • One in every 1,000 babies is born with hydrocephalus • The most common reason for brain surgery in children Although it is treatable… • There is no cure for this chronic condition • The only known treatment is surgical • It requires over 40,000 surgeries per year in the US - one every fifteen minutes • In adults, this reversible dementia and gait disorder often goes undiagnosed and untreated There is still more to do.Paula and Mark Keyser of Largo started this Annual event in 2005.The couple began with a support group picnic at their house in 2004 in hopes of finding other families with the same situation as theirs.Aqueductal Stenosis and Spina Bifida are two examples Acquired Hydrocephalus may result from intraventricular hemorrhage, meningitis, head trauma, tumors and cysts.The most effective treatment is surgical insertion of a shunt.Consider these statistics:Hydrocephalus (hi′ drə sef′ ä lüs)More common than you might think.• Affects hundreds of thousands of Americans• Diagnosed in people of all ages: from infants to elders• One in every 1,000 babies is born with hydrocephalus• The most common reason for brain surgery in childrenAlthough it is treatable…• There is no cure for this chronic condition• The only known treatment is surgical• It requires over 40,000 surgeries per year in the US - one every fifteen minutes• In adults, this reversible dementia and gait disorder often goes undiagnosed and untreatedThere is still more to do.• Even after treatment, many people face repeated surgeries and diminished quality of life• Medical costs exceed $1 billion per year### Contact Information Hydrocephalus Association - Tampa Bay Affiliate Paula Keyser 727-637-5585 www.gothydro.org Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from HUGS of Florida, Inc. Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend