Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus is caused by too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.^[1] Which can be mistaken for brain cancer, brain dysfunction or aneurysms. This causes higher pressure inside the skull. Older people with this may have headaches, double vision, poor balance, urinary problems, personality changes, or mental impairment. In babies, it may be seen as a rapid increase in head size.

Hydrocephalus can happen as a birth defects or can also happen later in life.^[2] Other causes include meningitis, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, or brain hemorrhage.

Hydrocephalus Media

Illustration showing different effects of hydrocephalus on the brain and cranium
Adult showing cranial deformity from pediatric hydrocephalus
A one-year-old girl with hydrocephalus showing "sunset eyes", before shunt surgery
Hydrocephalus in a child with kleeblattschadel
Hydrocephalus ex vacuo from vascular dementia as seen on MRI
Spontaneous intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage with hydrocephalus shown on CT scan
Baby recovering from shunt surgery
Skull of a hydrocephalic child (1800s)
Photo of baby with hydrocephalus

References

↑ Hydrocephalus Fact Sheet. NINDS (April 5, 2016). Retrieved 5 September 2016.
↑ Hydrocephalus in children. The Lancet 387 (10020) (February 2016). p. 788–99. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60694-8.

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[NIH2016-1] Hydrocephalus Fact Sheet. NINDS (April 5, 2016). Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[2] Hydrocephalus in children. The Lancet 387 (10020) (February 2016). p. 788–99. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60694-8.

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