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A ventricular shunt relieves hydrocephalus
hydrocephalus
Ventricular shunt relieves hydrocephalus, a condition in which the ventricles are enlarged.
The shunt used for a person who has hydrocephalus ("water on the brain") is not called a "value shunt". It is usually called a "ventriculo-peritoneal shunt" or "VP shunt" for short. Sometimes a "ventriculo-atrial shunt" or "VA shunt" is used instead.
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I happen to have hydrocephalus :/ and that mass could cause a blockage, requirring insertion of a shunt by neurosurgeons.
Those with hydrocephalus at birth do better than those with later onset due to meningitis. For individuals with normal pressure hydrocephalus, approximately half will benefit by the installation of a shunt.
Sometimes no intervention is necessary, but a shunt, medication, or both is usually prescribed.
hydrocephalus
Usually when the ventricles are enlarged and the patient has headaches, it usually means that they're shunt is blocked.
We will all die eventually, whether or not we have hydrocephalus. With treatment, people with hydrocephalus can go on to live normal lives. That's not to say you won't have shunt failures and setbacks. Keep a positive attitude and find a great neurosurgeon.
surgical installation of a shunt. A shunt is a tube connecting the ventricles of the brain to an alternative drainage site, usually the abdominal cavity