External Hydrocephalus - A Report of 16 Cases from Oman

Sixteen cases of external hydrocephalus (EH) were seen from January 1993 to June 1995. There were 13 (81.3 per cent) male and three female children. Fourteen (87.5 per cent) were under 12 months of age. Three siblings with EH were seen in one family. All but three of the 16 recovered over time witho...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 1998-06, Vol.44 (3), p.153-156
Main Authors: Roshan, Koul, Elizabeth, Cherian, Chacko, Alexander, Rajendra, Joshi, Gururaj, Aithala, Dilip, Sankhla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Biological and medical sciences
Cephalometry
Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydrocephalus - diagnosis
Hydrocephalus - etiology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Oman
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Sixteen cases of external hydrocephalus (EH) were seen from January 1993 to June 1995. There were 13 (81.3 per cent) male and three female children. Fourteen (87.5 per cent) were under 12 months of age. Three siblings with EH were seen in one family. All but three of the 16 recovered over time without medical or surgical intervention. These three needed cerebral decongestants in the acute phase.
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/44.3.153