Hi, My sister in law is suffering from TB meningitis . VP shunt was inserted in November last year and now Doctor suggests to replace the VP shunt as it is infected. She is regularly taking... View answer

does drinking alcohol increase intracranial pressure and is it safe for a person with a VP shunt to do so? ... View answer

my baby was born with congenital hydrocephalus . she has a vp shunt. she has fluid around the valve of the shunt. i was by the ns today and took a mri and xray of babys brain. doctor said everything ... 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... View answer

I have a VP shunt in my head from a brain aneurysm from 2 years ago is it safe for me to fly on an airplane across country ... 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... View answer

Pain in testicles and occassionally penis after vp shunt surgery. My husband is 25 and had a vp shunt placed about 2 weeks ago. He complains of sharp pain in his testicles and sometimes... View answer

I had a vp shunt put in last tuesday. The healing and recovery seems to be going well. The only ... random times and also after I urinate. Do you think it could be an infection from the shunt? ... View answer

i have hydrocephalus i have a vp shunt in my head for it i I have a vp shunt and I have numbness on the right side on my temple is that a sign of my shunt malfunctioning? ... View answer

My wife just had a stroke and because she was on blood thinners, the surgery to drain the blood occurred 2 days later. She has been in ICU for a month and all vitals are now stable but a VP Shunt was ... View answer