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Does hydrocephalus affect the common cold?
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Maybe flip that: In children who have shunts for hydrocephalus, concerns are shunt blockage or infection. When they have acute minor illnesses with fever, listlessness, decreased appetite & especially vomiting & irritability, the safe thing to do is to see the pediatrician, neurologist or neurosurgeon to check the shunt.
Answered 3/26/2013
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