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Originally Posted by gpdorward
I have a newly installed VP shunt due to my aqueductal stenosis / hydrocephalus. It is a programmable unit.
I am really confused. On the one hand there is anechdotal evidence that going thru airport security units and magnetometors at federal buildings will reset the shunt valve. On the other hand my neurosurgeon says not to worry except for an MRI.
What are you experiences and wht hae other Neurosurgeons said.
thanks
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I suffer from hydrocephalus as a result of bacterial meningitis being misdiagnosed as an ear infection and when I was baby they inserted a Hakim shunt which worked fine until a doctor requested an MRI when I was 10. The magnetic fields of the MRI magnetised the metal spring and the shunt stopped working. It was replaced with a synthetic Delta shunt and that has been working since then and I'm now 25. My advice would be to stay away from MRI's.