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RdoolittleParticipant
Very interesting theories. I need to read it again as it is pretty complicated. I find the correlation between external hydrocephalus and decreased heart function very interesting, as my 9 year old son had diagnosed external hydrocephalus as and infant and recently had a cardiac ultrasound with an ejection fraction of 45%. I am wondering if his the external hydrocephalus is not truely resolved. They said it would resolve on it own and it was improving when they repeated a cat scan at age 2 1/2. He also appears to have gastroparesis – he is on a proton inhibitor for reflux which improved his stomach pain but he still complains of being full and does not eat well. I thought this was the cause of his growth delay but based on the theory part 1 it could be that his growth hormone is effect due to the pressure on the hypothalamus? right?
Thanks again for publishing these theories.
RdoolittleParticipantYes, I was recently diagnosed with mild left ventricle dysfunction. My ejection fraction was 45% and my heart was enlarged. I attributed this to the ASD (atrial septal defect) that I had repaired at age 16. However, when I took my two boys (age 9 and 12) in to the cardiologist they both had low ejection fractions too. My youngest also had a small ASD and his ejection fraction was 48%. My youngest is awaiting a genetic work up. We are going to the genetic in June. We are new to all this. We thank Dr. Diane for her study we would have never put the pieces together without her.
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