congenital hydrocephalus

They found that he had died from congenital hydrocephalus at the age of 6.

An unusually large head is the main sign of congenital hydrocephalus.

A child with congenital hydrocephalus is at risk for development problems and may need physical or speech therapy.

How can I help my child with congenital hydrocephalus?

To screen for brain problems that may be present from birth (such as congenital hydrocephalus).

What kinds of exams and tests are used to diagnose congenital hydrocephalus?

What are the different types of congenital hydrocephalus?

What is the treatment for congenital hydrocephalus?

It is associated with certain lesions of the eye and of the central nervous system, such as congenital hydrocephalus.

Partial or total obstruction of the cerebral aqueduct during development can lead to congenital hydrocephalus.

See a picture of congenital hydrocephalus .

Your doctor may suspect that your baby has congenital hydrocephalus if your baby's head is larger than normal.

Congenital hydrocephalus is present at birth.

Congenital hydrocephalus may happen because of:

Fetal Hydrocephalus A site dedicated to helping parents and families of children with congenital hydrocephalus.

Learning about congenital hydrocephalus:

Living with congenital hydrocephalus:

Congenital hydrocephalus is a buildup of excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain at birth.

For example, a baby born with congenital hydrocephalus may have wider sutures than normal, and the tissue covering the fontanelles may bulge.

Experts believe it to be the skull of a child who died as a result of known genetic or congenital abnormalities, such as congenital hydrocephalus.

Segal also won first place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2003 with her research analyzing the use of proteoglycans as a biomarker for congenital hydrocephalus.

Hippocrates discussed "water" surrounding the brain when describing congenital hydrocephalus, and Galen referred to "excremental liquid" in the ventricles of the brain, which he believed was purged into the nose.

Cranial ultrasound may also be done to evaluate a baby's large or increasing head size, detect infection in or around the brain (such as from encephalitis or meningitis), or screen for brain problems that are present from birth (such as congenital hydrocephalus).

Neurologist Steven Novella of Yale University Medical School says that the cranium exhibits all of the characteristics of a child who has died as a result of congenital hydrocephalus, and the cranial deformations were the result of accumulations of cerebrospinal fluid within the skull.

These situations include those who have suffered meningitis, a congenital (birth-originating) brain infection, congenital hydrocephalus unrelated to the person's premature birth, a person who has suffered head trauma, or a person with some sort of familial disease (e.g., those with hereditary spastic paraplegia are said to not be SDR candidates).