“Shell Brain” and Its Consequences | Tales From the Bottle
If you’re having a scan done on your brain, you might already be in a scary situation, but it doesn’t get much scarier than the scan showing a massive hole in your grey matter.
“Hydrocephalus is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within and/or around the brain, which can cause pressure to increase in the skull. Symptoms may vary according to age. Headaches and double vision are common. Elderly adults with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) may have poor balance, difficulty controlling urination or mental impairment. In babies, there may be a rapid increase in head size. Other symptoms may include vomiting, sleepiness, seizures, and downward pointing of the eyes.
Hydrocephalus can occur due to birth defects (primary) or can develop later in life (secondary). Hydrocephalus can be classified via mechanism into communicating, noncommunicating, ex vacuo, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. Diagnosis is made by physical examination and medical imaging, such as a CT scan.
Hydrocephalus is typically treated through surgery. One option is the placement of a shunt system. A procedure called an endoscopic third ventriculostomy has gained popularity in recent decades, and is an option in certain populations. Outcomes are variable, but many people with shunts live normal lives. However, there are many potential complications, including infection or breakage. There is a high risk of shunt failure in children especially. However, without treatment, permanent disability or death may occur.
Hydrocephalus affects about 0.1–0.6% of newborns.Rates in the developing world may be higher. Normal pressure hydrocephalus may affect up to 6% of people over 80. Description of hydrocephalus by Hippocrates dates back more than 2,000 years. The word hydrocephalus is from the Greek ὕδωρ, hydōr, meaning ‘water’ and κεφαλή, kephalē, meaning ‘head’.”
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@erasmus_locke
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
75% empty head 75 IQ
And some people with full brains are somehow dumber
@kitsunekun2345
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
As someone who has worked as a civil servant. yeah, that tracks
@gooddeed26
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Dealing with people while working hospitality, you realize many don’t have a brain
@codered6938
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Probably voted most likely to survive a headshot
@qdllc
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
There are case days of this with children. Same condition, except it happens while they’re an infant. In many cases, these kids can go on to be extremely intelligent and capable, even genius level IQs. This is all because the brain develops with and utilizes the brain tissue it does have to its maximum potential.
@rey273
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
75 IQ is actually pretty normal, it’s just below average. It’s also not really a useful metric, since WL was still a functional adult with a job and family. A lot of people go through life with a lower IQ and function perfectly fine. IQ only measures your ability to work around certain examples, and does correlate with how educated you are, making it a not-super-useful metric. Kind of like the mental equivalent of BMI. Good as a rule of thumb, not good as an actual measurement.
@DanielleWillis-d1y
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I’d be more concerned about a dry empty cavity in my brain than a fluid filled one….seems like a good way to get a horrific infection….Or dry rot.
@STCTZenzas
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
It’s a shame. He could’ve one of the smartest people in history but most of his brain was crushed.
@Nanostarical
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
3:44 Quire ableist movement.
@vaginalworms
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
im scared this is me and i just dont know it my leg feels weird sometimes too
@vaginalworms
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
ur my fav channel
@Law0086
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Poor guy. IQ scores aren't a great way to measure ones brightness.
@quiteseriousreviews
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I'd be willing to bet that there's a member of the French civil service out there somewhere who's just watched this video and thought, "Je suis convaincu que ce type est mon manager…"
@bananaeater-u9l7d
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
i know some one like this
@VenomWendigo
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Average Frenchman
@stefanocanciani1469
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
wait…they drained the excess fluid in his skull, meaning that afterwards he had an actual cavity. wouldn't the brain tissue kind of flop inwards afterwards?
@herbivorethecarnivore8447
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
The fact his brain was compressed and able to function mostly fine makes me wonder how compressed the brain can get. If a brain was as densely packed as his but took up the space it was supposed to, would he be more intelligent due to technically having "more brain"?
@dotdotdothuman
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
That one shot of an article titles "The Brain of a White Collar Worker," had me rolling on the floor. I'm keeping that as a reaction image lmfao
@drluquitas
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
damn, I hate open endings…
@lavenderphi
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Didn't know Donald Trump was french
@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Pretty crazy when what looks like 90% mush, still "mostly works".
@Kel-d7v
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
This was obviously funny the 1st time I watched , but it's twice as funny the 2nd time around.
Kudos 👏 Qxir
@andrew24601
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
your accent is absolutely delightful; my ears are very happy (even though i think my skull is cringing at this story)
@saturniidspectre
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Insert smug comment about people I personally disagree with.
@williamsmeds1368
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Wow! This is probably the guy who likes Creed
@chawk678
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
So he is the exact definition of an "airhead"
@Nicholas_Steel
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Wouldn't removing such massive excess of fluid cause the brain to collapse in on the new empty cavity and kill him?
@VashStarwind
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I think this is kind of a testament to how resilient the human body can be, and how much we still dont know about it
@Soguwe
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
3:41 really don't like the eugenics talking points there
@UncleJames95
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Was nobody worried that his brain might deflate like a shitty balloon once they drained the fluid?
@UncleJames95
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Sounds like this guy has a pretty good life, almost jealous tbh.
@nathanstroud2223
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Ma ma ma, ma ma ma, ma ma ma, ma ma
Man with the empty head
(U2 parody)
@mathieuleader8601
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
shell brain reminds me of the fictional condition Homer Simpson syndrome
@xyomama4u2
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
normal adult, iq of 75? yeah maybe for subsaharans
@V2_The_Supreme_Machine
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Its hilarious that when the brain is quite literally hollow, the only sign of it is a stanky leg
@goyimdestroyer666
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
so less DEVO, more Nine Inch Nails then
@klausgartenstiel4586
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
he later ran for president.
the jury is still out.
@eigenman2571
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I’m no neuroscientist but I’ve heard that most of the brain’s processing happens on the surface of the brain (gray matter). White matter, is responsible for connecting everything together so it kinda makes sense that he’d still be able to think and do just fine; that shell is all he needs!
@mtaylorfoofa
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Your idea of what a 44 year old man looks like is funny lol very 80s
@TheRaienryuu
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
The type of brain my online teammates share between all of themselves
@loganc6501
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Good old Weaky Leg
@roswellgrey5746
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Three brain cheers for Weaky Leg! Hip Hip!
@h4rm0n1c
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
I strongly suspect that many internet moderators have this condition.
@DoctorBruKhar
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
He was missing 90% of his brain and still had above an average sub-Saharan IQ
@EoinGilsenan-j8b
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Been watching you 7+ years man love the content. Idk if you take suggestions but you should do a video on sky king
@TsarChaoticChaos
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
Always remember, if you can feel pain, then your still able to recover and chill
@dylanc2806
May 15, 2026 at 7:44 pm
this must be how they elect politicians to run for president