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CFS Shunting

Hydrocephalus is the condition of having an abnormal accumulation of ceberbrospinal fluid (CFS) in the cavities of the brain. The condition may cause excess pressure inside the skull, which can result in the gradual enlargement of the head, convulsions, mental disabilities, and in extreme cases, death.

CFS shunts are considered the most effective way to relieve the skull of the excess CFS and therefore, pressure. The fluid is drained from the ventricles, or cavities, into another absorption site (such as the right atrium of the heart or the peritoneal cavity) through a series of catheters. A valve, which functions as a regulatory device for the fluid, may be used along the catheter pathway.