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After a ruptured intercrainial aneurysm has been clipped and the patient shunted, if the patient eventually develops shunt malfunction symptoms like nausea, neck pain, dizziness, and memory problems, could these symptoms become permanent if it took to long for the new shunt to be put in?
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Thank you for that info. I have spent over 18 years trying to find out why shortly after my second daughter was born I started feeling sick. After bringing myself to every specialist there is, from my eyes , ears, stomach, to my hormones, and after seeing at least 6 neurology specialists, I got a new primary care Dr. That doctor finally sent me to a neurosurgeon who diagnosed me with a shunt malfunction. At this point my original shunt was about 31 years old but I started complaining with symptoms when the shunt was about 13 years old. So even after the new shunt was put in 3 years ago I still have chronic symptoms of dizziness and nausea with some memory issues. I would love to get some insight on what I believe was untreated hydrocephalus and the effects.
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Hi @21yearslater, welcome.
Your question, along with the others posed by members, has been submitted to the panelists. In the meantime, you may also be interested in this past and upcoming Video Q&A related to aneruysms.
- #MayoClinicNeuroChat about Brain Aneurysms http://mayocl.in/2sRZURv (archived)
- #MayoClinicNeuroChat about Aneurysms and 3D Modeling http://mayocl.in/2rR8hs3 (scheduled for July 13)
I also invite you to join the discussions in the Cerebrovascular Diseases group: http://mayocl.in/2nI5fV2
Do you feel that too much time lapsed before a new shunt was put in, in your situation?