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What Causes Headaches While Having Hydrocephalus?

Hi I m a 19 yr old female with hydrocephalus and lately I ve been have a lot if headaches they r not as bad as and shunt malfunction headaches but they are not going away I ve trying caffeine, Advil nothing is working but I don t want to waste my time at the hospital if it s nothing any advice
Thu, 8 Jan 2015
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Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern.

While headache might have many causes, in your case it is crucial to rule out any shunt malfunction, which I suppose you already know how hydrocephalus headache is manifested.

If the ventricles are within normal dimensions there is reason to think headache is caused by it.

So I believe this kind of headache is not related to your past medical history, and might be just a tensive type headache, which is the most common type of headache which does not always respond to caffeine and advil.

Hope this helps. Please feel free for further questions.
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What Causes Headaches While Having Hydrocephalus?

Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern. While headache might have many causes, in your case it is crucial to rule out any shunt malfunction, which I suppose you already know how hydrocephalus headache is manifested. If the ventricles are within normal dimensions there is reason to think headache is caused by it. So I believe this kind of headache is not related to your past medical history, and might be just a tensive type headache, which is the most common type of headache which does not always respond to caffeine and advil. Hope this helps. Please feel free for further questions.