There are several signs of a shunt malfunction. The chart below shows the signs of a possible shunt malfucntion.
The table that has been provided below shows all of the possible signs of a shunt malfunction in all age ranges.
|
Infants |
Toddlers |
School
age children |
Adults |
|
Bulging
fontanelle (soft spot) |
Vomitting |
Headaches |
Headaches |
|
Vomitting |
Lethargy |
Vomitting |
vomitting |
|
Irritability |
Irritability |
Lethargy |
Lethargy |
|
Change
in appetite |
Seizures |
Seizures |
Seizures |
|
Lethargy
(sleepiness) |
Headaches |
Irritability |
Redness
or swelling along shunt tract |
|
Sunsetting
eyes |
Swelling
along shunt tract |
Swelling
along shunt tract |
|
|
Seizures |
Redness
along shunt tract |
Redness
along shunt tract |
|
|
Swelling
or redness along shunt tract |
|
Decreased
school performance |
|
