Prognosis (Ideal)

CRITERIA POOR FAIR GOOD JUSTIFICATION

Rated as fair as Hydrocephalus is a

chronic condition. It can be controlled,

Duration of but usually not cured. With

/
Condition appropriate early treatment, however,

many people with hydrocephalus lead

normal lives with few limitations.

Rated as fair. An injury or illness

alters the circulation of CSF, one or

more of the ventricles becomes

Onset of
/ enlarged as CSF accumulates. In an
Condition
adult, the skull is rigid and cannot

expand, so the pressure in the brain

may increase profoundly

Risk factors include: Lesions or

tumors of the brain or spinal cord.

Central nervous system infections,

such as bacterial meningitis or

mumps.Bleeding in the brain from a

Risk Factors /
stroke or head injury.Other traumatic

injury to the brain. Rated as poor

because these factors are considered

to be very detrimental to a clients

overall health
 Rated as poor as Hydrocephalus can

Age / occur at any age, but is most common

in infants and adults age 60 and older.

There is little use for medication in

Willingness to
hydrocephalus. In some acquired
take the
cases, as with tumors and infections,
medications /
/ resolving the underlying condition will
compliance with
resolve the hydrocephalus, but most
therapeutic
patients still require surgical
regimen
intervention.

Rated as good as most family tend to

care people with Hydrocephalus as

itcan be very serious, and even fatal,

Family Support /
if left untreated. Fifty percent of those

who fail to have their hydrocephalus

treated will die

TOTAL CRITERIA:

Poor = 1; Fair = 3; Good = 5

COMPUTATIONS

FORMULA:

Average Score =

(Frequency × Score) / 5
 POOR (1 × 2 = 2)

FAIR (3 ×3= 6)

GOOD (5 × 1= 5)

SCORE: 13/5= 1.2

TOTAL: 2.6

=FAIR

SCALE FOR INTERPRETATION:

Poor = 0 - 1.6

Fair = 1.7 - 3.3

Good = 3.4 – 5

Fair Prognosis. The prognosis for a

patient with Hydrocephalus is

dependent on individual symptoms,

timeliness of diagnosis and how the

IMPLICATION patient reacts to treatment. Most

hydrocephalus patients lead long,

problem-free lives. However, left

untreated, progressive hydrocephalus

is generally fatal.