what symptoms occur when this type of shunt begins to fail. Thank you in advance for your time and ...I have a 15 year old female who was born at 25 weeks gestational, received a ventriculoperitoneal ... View answer

55yo family member with congenital hydrocephalus and a VP shunt since 1yo. Deteriorating slowly in .... He is now barley able to walk, sporadically incontinent, takes a long time to verbally respond and ... View answer

fluid around the shunt? what is the purpose of the valve on the shunt? i saw my dr. pressing it when today when i went to check out the shunt. what is supposed to happen... View answer

Dr. Saghafi, we meet again lol what is v/a shunt and how does it work? I know it drains cerebrospinal fluid but I am not sure where drains To or where it goes from the head maybe you could explain ... View answer

? what happens when there is fluid buildup? does fluid come out of the shunt under the skin. is there a ...my baby is 4 months old and was born with congenial hydrocephalus . she has a... View answer

I am an individual with Spina Bifida, hydrocephalus treated with a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt, and ... hemispheres. Is this something I should be concerned about and what does it mean? ... View answer

I m 43 I had a colloid cyst removed Nov 2013 6 days later I had vp shunt placed.April 2014 shunt ... released.but now I stay dizzy and loopy feeling I m nauseous everyday.I m tired of this! What could... View answer

my daughter is 16 has a vp shunt, she had a fever for 4 days that resolved on its own, bld test and ... ultrasound for neck is showing right cervical lymphadenopathy, reactive lymph nodes. could this... View answer

Can i use marijuana even if i have a vp shunt will it affect it in any negative way or will i be ok. I been somewhat using cbd and thc. And i seem to be okay. But is it dangerous in any way. And also ... View answer

After I had the vp shunt in things has just got worse for me I m at the hospital and the ct scan ... s really not a nice feeling the way I do can I remove to shunt to feel better I had hydro ... View answer