PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to perform a population-based, very long-term follow-up of adults who had been shunt treated for @entity1276 in infancy. METHODS: The 72 @entity1 with @entity1276 born in 1967-1978 in western Sweden, who had participated in a follow-up at school age, were re-examined at 30-43 years of age. The 29 with @entity1032 were described in terms of developmental level and survival, whereas the remaining 43 were invited to take part in a follow-up and 28 accepted. The assessments included a semi-structured interview pertaining to medical issues, @entity4207 achievements and social function. RESULTS: Six @entity1 had died, i.e. a mortality rate of 8%. @entity1032 was present in 29 (40%), severe (IQ <50) in 13 and mild (IQ 50-70) in 16. Four of the 28 (14%) had @entity306 and 8 (28%) had other motor problems. Five (18%) had @entity302 and nine (32%) had @entity227 . A total of 20 (71%) reported some kind of health problem. Repeated revisions of the shunt had been performed in 23 (82%). Many worried about their shunt and requested a systematic medical follow-up. Nineteen subjects (68%) lived with a partner and 16 (57%) were parents. The majority had completed secondary school and 9 (32%) had completed university studies, while 18 (64%) worked full time, equal to the general population. CONCLUSION: In general, the group of normally gifted individuals with @entity1276 , who had been shunt treated during infancy, was functioning well as adults and participated in society to the same extent as other @entity1 .

Very long-term follow-up of adults treated in infancy for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'people'] @entity1032 :: ('MESH:D008607', 'Disease') :: ['mental retardation', 'Mental retardation'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual impairments'] @entity1276 :: ('MESH:D006849', 'Disease') :: ['hydrocephalus'] @entity4207 :: ('MESH:D007859', 'Disease') :: ['academic'] @entity302 :: ('MESH:D004827', 'Disease') :: ['epilepsy'] @entity306 :: ('MESH:D002547', 'Disease') :: ['cerebral palsy']
@entity1276 :: (MESH:D006849,Disease) :: ['hydrocephalus']
