Hydrocephalus may be a complication of congenital Zika syndrome, and the presenting signs and symptoms are challenging to recognize, a Brazilian group reports. Monitoring for hydrocephalus, including ...
Hydrocephalus is classically seen as a plumbing problem, the result of too much cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain or dysregulation of fluid flow. It is usually treated with shunts to drain the ...
Congenital hydrocephalus is a developmental disorder marked by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain’s ventricles. This condition, which affects approximately one in every ...
A male infant was transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit on the first day of life with a prenatal diagnosis of congenital hydrocephalus. The baby was born at 35 weeks and 6 days of gestation ...
DENVER (CBS4) - A Denver family is sharing their story to raise awareness about hydrocephalus. It's a condition that affects 1 out of 1,000 babies. "When she was 6 weeks old, actually, and it was just ...
The publication guidelines for treatment for pediatric hydrocephalus has now been announced. Authored by a volunteer task force from the pediatric neurosurgery community, the supplement offers a ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- “It’s like a plumbing problem, that’s what you have.” Those were the words my neurosurgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Wisoff said as he handed me a copy of “Just like any Other Little Beagle, ...
Hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain," occurs when the cerebral ventricles - four interconnected cavities of the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid - become enlarged, but its cause is ...
A nurse attends to a child with spina bifida at CURE Hospital in Mbale. For every 1,000 live births in Uganda, one child is born with spina bifida, and in every 500 live births two are born with ...
Babies born with toxoplasmosis, which is caused by a congenital parasitic infection, can develop hydrocephalus, a condition where excess fluid creates damaging pressure in the brain. A new study led ...
A mother is speaking out Monday to help find a cure for her 1-year-old son's brain condition.It's called hydrocephalus."I went to my typical 20-week ultrasound for the anatomy scan," mom Brooke Lewis ...