hydrocephaly
hydrocephalus

About 1/3 of children required shunting for the hydrocephaly.

Treatment usually involves management of symptoms, such as hydrocephaly and seizures, if they occur.

How had the hydrocephaly affected my unknown girl?

I was anxious to learn what difficulties might be caused by hydrocephaly, but knew the woman's time was limited.

The hydrocephaly caused some learning disabilities and affected her eyesight, but she wasn't retarded.

Occasionally, it is affected by malignant tumours and hydrocephaly.

Fewer than predicted homozygous mutant mice survived until weaning due to hydrocephaly.

Hydrocephaly may also occur.

I thought of the Vipers' house in St-Basile, and wondered what activities could have included a sixteen-year-old girl with hydrocephaly.

The first is a portrait by George de Forest Brush of a little girl with circular blue eyes and what appears to be a case of hydrocephaly.

And he told of "a special place in my heart" for Columbia-Presbyterian, where his own son, facing death as an infant with hydrocephaly 30 years ago, underwent three successful operations.

Spina bifida also may be accompanied by hydrocephaly, in which fluid fails to drain properly from the skull, a condition that can result in mental retardation.

Children with something worse than missing limbs, or hydrocephaly or spina bifida or muscular dystrophy or cerebral palsy.

Baby Jane Doe was born on October 11, 1983, in New York City, with an open spinal column, (meningomyelocele), hydrocephaly and microcephaly.

Spinal tapping is not a preferred method for diagnosis because newborn babies with colpocephaly or hydrocephaly have open fontanelles which makes it difficult to collect CSF.

There are many health issues associated with owning any teacup dog, such as luxating patella, heart disease, hydrocephaly, hypoglycemia, CPPS, open fontanels and seizures.

Finally, I have very little sympathy for the couple who said they were petrified and feared for their own well-being in the future if they allowed a child with hydrocephaly to be delivered.

The patient, Karine Aquilino, 37, has had difficulty with language, walking and balance since a routine operation for congenital hydrocephaly in August 2000, said her lawyer, Thomas A. Moore.

Some other anomalies that were increased among mothers with obesity included septal anomalies, cleft palate, cleft lip and palate, anorectal atresia, hydrocephaly, and limb reduction anomalies.

In our series three cases of hydrocephaly were diagnosed before delivery, but another five lethal malformations were not (trisomy 18, Vater syndrome, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, Saldini-Noonan syndrome, and sirenomelia).

This strong relationship was probably formed when Jan fell ill with hydrocephaly at the age of two; the child soon recovered and according to the medical wisdom of the day it was felt that he would either become a genius or an idiot.

Although some online efforts have attempted to link this document to interests in vampirism, the paper is, in fact, a terse, observation-driven medical account of a child (known as C.K.) with hydrocephaly, commenting on the patient's general condition and observations made during autopsy.

They had three children and their only son died of hydrocephalus before his first birthday.

The young boy died on May 10, 1925 of hydrocephalus, which he was believed to have developed in 1922.

His parents were told that he had developed "water on the brain" or hydrocephalus.

He had suffered from hydrocephalus in the year prior to his death.

It provides information on many aspects of hydrocephalus, including personal stories.

After several months of life, seizures and hydrocephalus may develop.

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

He suffers from hydrocephalus, commonly known as water on the brain.

She died at age 87 of complications from hydrocephalus.

In some cases hydrocephalus is secondary to another disease process affecting the brain.

The condition does not lead to hydrocephalus, however, because there is no difference in pressure between various parts of the brain.

Relief of hydrocephalus can lead to an enormous improvement in a person's condition.

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

A complication from that condition is hydrocephalus, also known as water on the brain.

There may be signs of hydrocephalus ("water on the brain").

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?

The saddest figure in the movie is the 5-year-old Alex, suffering from hydrocephalus.

The degree of hydrocephalus prior to surgery will also affect the outcome.

With treatment, babies with hydrocephalus may not have any long-term problems.

Provides support, education and advocacy for people with hydrocephalus and their families.

Her head is twice the size that of a normal child, swollen with hydrocephalus (water on the brain).

The population was concentrated in the capital, which was often called a hydrocephalus because of this.

My son was born with cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus - water on the brain.

He also has hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid that causes an enlarged head.