My husband has had a shunt for Hydrocephalus since 2009 with no issues. 2 weeks ago he had to have back surgery (disc fusion) and a few days after surgery he started becoming confused. I thought it was from the pain meds so within the week I had him off everything except occasional Tylenol. He is still confused (short term memory stuff) and is pretty lethargic. Is it possible his shunt failed at the same time of surgery and if so would the symptoms come on fast? or did the anesthesia mess up his brain?
Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Being confused and lethargic are not the common symptoms of HY Chat Doctor.  Still, From the history it is not clear what was the cause of HY