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Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics

Volume  8, Issue 2, May-August 2016, Pages 171-174
 

Case Report

Hydrocephalus

Amit Italiya*, Sunil Mhaske**, Liza Bulsara*

*Resident, **Professor & Head, Department of Paediatrics, PDVVPF’s Medical College, Ahmednagar, and Maharashtra.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijtep.2348.9987.8216.26

Abstract

 Hydrocephalus (from Greek hydro­, meaning “water”, and kephalos, meaning “head”) is a medical condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. This causes increased intracranial pressure inside the skull and may cause progressive enlargement of the head if it occurs in childhood, potentially causing convulsion, tunnel vision, and mental disability. It was once informally called “Water on the brain”[1].


Keywords: Hydrocephalus; Cerebrospinal Fluid.


Corresponding Author : Liza Bulsara