5knights3maidens Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Does anyone here have/had/has this? Can you tell me about this? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5knights3maidens Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 bump. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I've had a few patients with shunts for this, and while it sounds horrifying and one would think they'd get infections etc. the people I've had with a shunt have done very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5knights3maidens Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 Ok. My dd might have this. I'm going to sound stupid but, can you explain what a shunt is? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon H in IL Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 A shunt is a tube that drains fluid. Some are internal, draining into somewhere in the body, others drain externally, hence the worry about infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Ok. My dd might have this. I'm going to sound stupid but, can you explain what a shunt is? Thanks! I googled around and wikipedia has a reasonable entry on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_intracranial_hypertension (CSF=cerebral spinal fluid...the crystal clear liquid your brain is bathed it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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