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12-26-2009, 10:07 PM
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Hello to all. I am the mother of an adult son with a VP shunt. He is 30 years old and has lived with a VP shunt for 28 years. He has had many shunt revisions and shunt replacements through the years. Last month he was involved in a side impact car wreck. He was taken to the ED and a shunt series was done showing the shunt to be intact. He has a NS appointment scheduled next month. What concerns me now is that he cannot tell where his feet are in the dark. (When driving at night he uses a flash light on the floor board.) I have researched this point and found that with the use of sight he is more comfortable with his location (proprioception) of his feet. The forum comments about ataxia related to shunt malfunctions, and the discussion of new types of shunts that are now available are of interest to me. My son has spascity from previous spinal cord and spine surgeries but is able to walk. This seems to have worsened since the accident and I wondered if this might be related to the shunt? I will attend the NS appointment with him, and I wanted to do a little research first. There doesn't seem to be a lot out of information out there. Hope to learn more in this forum. Does anyone have any good websites to share?
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12-26-2009, 10:31 PM
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Welcome to NeuroTalk LDB!
 I'm sorry about your son's accident. I hope the doctor visit will provide answers. This is a great forum with a wealth of information and lots of nice people too. I'm glad you found us!
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 Hi LDB, and welcome to Neurotalk! We're so glad you found us! This is such a great place with lots of caring, friendly, and helpful people. I hope you find what you are looking for to help your son.
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | (Broken Wings) (01-03-2010) |
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12-27-2009, 02:46 PM
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Hi and welcome to Neuro Talk.
I'm not sure exactly which room you might get some answers from. You might check into the child health room, make a post about shunts. YOu might have a parent in there that can respond. Also do a search for shunts. Once again welcome to our site. Donna |
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Hi,
Welcome to NT There are lots of people coming through here with your concern. I'm going to give you the rare disorder link for now. http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum2.html Things won't always be this way. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your son.
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