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

My mother is 58yr old.she has k/c/o brain tumor .she was taken for vp shunt on 5/6/14 and she was operated for cp angle meningioma on 18/6/14.medication given to her is levera 500mg thrice daily and ... 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 sensitivity ... View answer

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

shunt around 3 months old. The shunt has never been replaced, but was checked every year until 2013 ... what symptoms occur when this type of shunt begins to fail. Thank you in advance for your time... View answer

Hi Doctor, my son had a VP shunt surgery when he was 29 days old(now he is 14 months old). doctors ... precautions we need to take care? can that VP shunt removed over the period... 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... View answer

Pain in testicles and occassionally penis after vp shunt surgery. My husband is 25 and had a vp shunt placed about 2 weeks ago. He complains of sharp pain in his testicles and... View answer

My two month old baby just had a vp shunt inserted, due to hydrocephalus, he was in hospital only one day after surgery, and i m not sure how to take care of him at home. All the doctors... View answer

Severe pain around the eye & vomiting after VP shunt replacing Dear Dr. Recently my younger brother aged 13 yrs has got VP shunt replacing, which was first introduced when he was 2 yrs .... View answer