Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
FACT - Hydrocephalus is a life changing, life threatening condition.
FACT - Anyone, at any age, can develop hydrocephalus. I was 20 when I was diagnosed with aqueductal stenosis, or an obstruction between the third and fourth ventricles of my brain causing a build up of spinal fluid, or hydrocephalus, in my brain.
FACT - Hydrocephalus can mean a lifetime of brain surgeries. Dozens are common, more than 100 for a single patient is not unheard of. I've only had SIX, two of those happened just this summer.
FACT - Accurately diagnosing adult hydrocephalus would save Medicare in excess of $184M over five years.
FACT - Last year the U.S. government spent $6.2 million on hydrocephalus research (contrasted with government expenditure of $100 million for autism and $200 million for Parkinson’s disease – although all three issues affect approximately the same number of Americans.
FACT - WE NEED A CURE, WE NEED TO CHANGE THESE NUMBERS! Please join us as we WALK for a CURE!
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