Adult Shunt Surgery

Adult brain shunt surgery ten years ago. Brain feels like it's moving when I move my head side to side. Should I be concerned? Had a fall about ten days ago. Very uncomfortable when moving side to... View answer

Dear Doctor please can you help as I am forever asking myself this question My son had a VP shunt ... now 44 years old Sadly he needed excision of a BCC in close proximity to the shunt site and within a ... View answer

Any further natural treatment is there after the hydrocephalus surgery , I mean after placing shunt. In order to avoid future problems ... View answer

My boy was born on14th December. Now he is 17-days old. He weights 3.7 kgs. When how was born he was diagnosed with ahold in the heart -os ASD of 6mm. Shunt from left to right shunt 2:1. Mild TR My ... View answer

I had ptc in 1997 and had lps installed now shunt is broke and I was dx with chiari malformation . I'm on oxygen 3 liters 24/7 no one wants to do surgery to remove broken shunt or fix chiari..... lots ... View answer

I am 69 and had a v-p shunt inserted for adult (idiopathic) hydrocephalus two months ago. Since ... allergic reaction to the shunt? I am not taking any other medications at present. ... View answer

Is it possible for congenital heart problems to remain undiscovered in an adult with Dandy Walker syndrome? My adult daughter is having acute, moderately severe SOB, accompanied by chest and mid back pain ... View answer

my mother had a VP shunt surgery about 2 months back. Post surgery she has had 2 or 3 instances of ... is not related to the VP shunt surgery ---but could have to do with Spondalitis.... View answer

shunt. So I am wondering, would laparoscopic vs open surgery be a better option for me? I have read ...I have an LP shunt for Psuedo Tumor Cerebri and am having my gallbladder removed this week. Is it ... View answer

Can a 22 year old man who has had brain surgery for an arachnoid cyst, and had a tube or shunt put in to drain the spinal cord fluid back down the spine go skydiving, the tube or shunt does not go to ... View answer