Explore: Hydrocephalus In Infants

characteristic means that infants' skulls can visibly grow in size when cerebrospinal fluid accumulates. Therefore, infants with hydrocephalus may present with

complications from hydrocephalus or its treatment, which can include subdural haematomas or infection. The prognosis after successful hydrocephalus treatment is

estimated to be 35 out of 100,000 infants, 65% of these infants have significant neurological disabilities, and 5 to 35% of infants die as a result of sustained

preterm neonates. In infants, germinal matrix haemorrhage is associated with cerebral palsy, problems with cognition, and hydrocephalus. With improved technological

hydrocephalus, typically beginning before birth. Due to its prenatal onset (i.e., before the bones of the skull have fused together), hydrocephalus associated

especially those with shunted hydrocephalus, often have attention problems. Children with spina bifida and shunted hydrocephalus have higher rates of ADHD

head fail to close. The problem is often found in conjunction with hydrocephalus, which is a condition in which too much fluid is found within and around

blockage, oversized tongue) Increased brain pressure (e.g. hematoma, hydrocephalus) Skin pain (e.g. a loose diaper pin, irritated rash, a hair wrapped

; Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. (2014). "Endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in infants with hydrocephalus: a

neck stiffness and headache the way adults do. In any age group, subarachnoid hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, benign intracranial hypertension, and many other