Cerebrospinal fluid diversion (summary)
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Cerebrospinal fluid diversion describes a situation where cerebrospinal fluid is diverted from its physiological pathway, generally, but not always, in cases of increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
Some of the commonly used shunts are:
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