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

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... 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... View answer

My husband had a VP shunt on Monday of this week. He is 78. Hearing tests prior to procedure were normal. He had the shunt and then developed nausea . headache, pain behind his eyes, photo... 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

I ve had a VP Shunt since birth, and I have had no issues with it, I was advise to not drink alcohol by my Neurosurgeon when I was a child according to a parent. I now 29 and am wondering... 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

VP shunt is ok inside the head & body and working well. But i didn’t found the exact reasons why my ...Severe pain around the eye & vomiting after VP shunt replacing Dear Dr. Recently my... View answer

My daughter is hydrocephalus. she has been operated in January 2011. VP shunt was transplanted properly but in the very next month that is February 2011 her abdominal got infected due to which VP... 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. wanted to... View answer