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What to Except When You're Expecting A Ventriculostomy

Simply put into English, it's a tube that a surgeon runs through your skull and into one of the big, fluid-filled spaces on the inside of your brain (yes, your brain has big fluid-filled spaces on the inside) in order to drain off what's called cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebrospinal fluid surrounds your brain, penetrates it...oh, sorry. *ahem* It does surround your brain, though, and it cushions it and provides a number of different benefits.

So why the hell would I need a tube in my brain? The reasons aren't good reasons. That is, you're obviously not doing all that well if we're needing to stick a tube in your brain.

The three big reasons to get a ventriculostomy (or "ventric",…

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 What to Except When You're Expecting A Ventriculostomy

Simply put into English, it's a tube that a surgeon runs through your skull and into one of the big, fluid-filled spaces on the inside of your brain (yes, your brain has big fluid-filled spaces on the inside) in order to drain off what's called cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebrospinal fluid surrounds your brain, penetrates it...oh, sorry. *ahem* It does surround your brain, though, and it cushions it and provides a number of different benefits.

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