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How do you take care of a child with a shunt for hydrocephalus?
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Normally: As long as the shunt functions well, ther essentially is nothing that needs done other than to treat your child normally, with perhaps some care to avoid situations where there may be head trauma.
Answered 7/5/2012
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This is best: Answered by the surgeon who placed it.
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