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Treatment of Hydrocephalus

It is usually necessary to shunt, or by-pass, the normal channels by means of a tube passed into one of the spaces in the brain (ventricle). The tube is carried right down to open into the abdominal (peritoneal) cavity. Alternatively, the shunt tube can be carried down under the skin of the neck to be inserted, by way of a jugular vein, into the heart. In both cases, the tube contains a one-way valve so that fluid can pass out of the brain but not back in.

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