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55yo family member with congenitalhydrocephalus and a VP shunt since 1yo. Deteriorating slowly in cognitive and motor functioning over lifespan but in the past 12 months the decline has become quite rapid ... View answer
My son is suffering from congenitalHydrocephalus and shunt was inserted when he was 3 month old. Now he is almost 5 years old now and I didnt find any symptoms as of now. My doctor stopped all ... View answer
my baby was born with congenitalhydrocephalus . 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
I was born in June of 1964 with congenitalhydrocephalus. VA shunt in August of that year. Two revisions in 1966, third and final revision (so far) in 1973. In 1977 dx d with arrested hydrocephalus.... View answer
my baby had congenitalhydrocephalus and was done with VP Shunt surgery at the age of 26 days, at 51 days she admitted to hospital and was diagnosed with meningitis, doctors have advised 21 days of ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Antony Robert Charles
( Pediatrician)
My daughter has congenitalhydrocephalus with VP shunt at 3 days old, now 25 years old but is only 85 pounds height 5feet 2inch . Is this the shunt .she lives with her dad and he says she eats well ... View answer
Okay I have been placed on 150mg of Effexor for depression as i have congenitalhydrocephalus. Just say about a year ago depression was getting the best of me so I went to see my family doctor who ... View answer
Hi! I am 31 years old and have a programmable VP shunt due to congenitalhydrocephalus . It was placed in August 2009. I also have slit vents and stiff vents, so CT s are always normal. Over the past ... View answer
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