Ventricular shunt. Coloured X-ray of a section through the head of a 52-year-old patient with cerebral oedema (accumulation of fluid within the brain) following a road traffic accident,showing the position of a ventricular shunt (dark lines). A ventricular shunt is a neurosurgical implant that allows the drainage of excess fluid from the affected ventricles (cavities) of the brain. This patient also has small titanium plates being used to fix a fracture of the eye socket (orbit,far left) | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Zephyr |
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