Hi I m a 19 yr old female with hydrocephalus and lately I ve been have a lot if headaches they r not as bad as and shunt malfunction headaches but they are not going away I ve trying caffeine, Advil nothing is working but I don t want to waste my time at the hospital if it s nothing any advice
Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern. While headache might have many causes, in your case it is crucial to rule out any shunt malfunction, which I suppose you already know how HY Chat Doctor.  If the ventricles are within normal dimensions there is reason to think headache is caused by it. So I believe this kind of headache is not related to your past medical history, and might be just a tensile type headache, which is the most common type of headache which does not always respond to caffeine and Advil. Hope this helps. Please feel free for further questions.