image: This is a summary of treatment of an infant with hydrocephalus-related extreme macrocephaly. The uppermost image shows the infant with gross macrocephaly before surgery. The sutures are widely ...

A team of doctors and practitioners implanted a ventriculoperitoneal shunt followed by a new operation to stabilize and reduce the size of the baby’s head in it's first week of life - the first time ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­­— Up to 5% of infants today are born with abnormally large heads, a condition known as macrocephaly. While it can be genetic, the condition is often caused by hydrocephalus, or an ...

Using population-specific growth curves for Inuit children could promote the appropriate diagnosis of microcephaly and avoid overdiagnosis, according to a new study. Inuit children from Nunavut, ...

Hydrocephalus occurs when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up in the brain’s ventricles, causing swelling and increased pressure that can damage brain tissue. This happens when a blockage prevents CSF ...

This is a summary of treatment of an infant with hydrocephalus-related extreme macrocephaly. The uppermost image shows the infant with gross macrocephaly before surgery. The sutures are widely split ...