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One of my ventricles collapsed from my vp shunt over draining will this ventricle get better or stay collapsed & is this dangerous for this to happen?
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It Can Be Fixed: It will get better when the cause of the over-drainage is taken care of. You didn't mention any symptoms. Usually something will tip you off,like headache, nausea or sleepiness, etc. It's not dangerous, just a pain in the ---,for you and the doctor.There are a number of ways to take care of the problem; only one ventricle may be a little more complicated,but it's all doable, didn't they tell you?
Answered 12/31/2016
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