Prognostic factors affecting the surgical outcome of secondary hydrocephalus in infants
Mohamed Elmaghrabi,
Waleed Badawy,
Mohammed Eltantawy
et al.
Abstract:Background: Acquired Hydrocephalus can develop at birth or in adulthood. It has many etiologies like obstruction by Tumors, inflammatory and infective lesions like meningioencephalitis and cerebral abscess. It may result from Hemorrhage like parenchymal hemorrhage, intra-ventricular hemorrhage, germinal matrix hemorrhage(GMH). GMH is the leading cause of acquired infantile hydrocephalus in preterms. But still the main causes of secondary hydrocephalus in the infantile age groups post-meningetic and post hemorr… Show more
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