AQW 7836/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail treatment options for both adults and children who suffer from hydrocephalus.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 29 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 29 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 15 March 2024
- Answered
- 14 March 202414 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Hydrocephalus is treated through the surgical implantation of a shunt or by an endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) procedure. The procedures are available for adults at Royal Victoria Hospital and for children at Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.