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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
MD
Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Head Sores Near Vp Shunt

Premium Questions

Dr. Shanthi.E MD

I have tingling in my head post VP shunt four months ago. Had a C.T scan yesterday and every thing looked ok. What could be causing this tingling in my head? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shanthi.E ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash MD

I have vp shunt, and a few days ago my aunt accidently hit me RIGHT at the resevoir at the top of the shunt on my head.. and i have had a constant annoying head ache since.. I was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash ( Neurologist)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

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 taking... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

I was shunted 3 years ago with a vp shunt due to pseudo tumor cerebri. Lady night, I hit my head directly on the shunt pretty hard leaning into the backseat of my car to get something on the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

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

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Aseem MD

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

Answered by : Dr. Aseem ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

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

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Visvanathan K MD

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

Answered by : Dr. Visvanathan K ( Neurologist)
Dr. Mohammed Tauseef MD

that his VP shunt is ok inside the head & body and working well. But i didn’t found the exact reasons ...What is the reasons of severe headache & eye pain after VP shunt replacing? Dear... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Tauseef ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

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

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)