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Hydrocephalus Learning Center

Prevention could include:
Protect the head of an infant or child from injury. Prompt treatment of infections and other disorders associated with hydrocephalus may reduce the risk of developing the disorder.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 2, 2009
There is no known prevention of congenital hydrocephalus. Some cases of elevated pressure hydrocephalus may be avoided by preventing or treating the infectious diseases that precede them. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital brain malformation is ofte...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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