Hydrocephalus can be inherited from a parent, and male children are at greater risk. It can also be acquired, sometimes as the result of an infection during birth. Here's some info on it: http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1116/mainpageS1116P0.html
Initially CT scan is used to confirm hydrocephalus.
.Where I will get the best treatment for infant hydrocaphalus in India ?
hydrocephalus
No, I think you have to be born with it.
Not usually, spina bifida is due to a neural tube defect, and hydrocephalus is due to completely different causes.
Yes. Without drainage the head gets very big, and the brain gets very small.
breathing. It causes respiratory distress.
The most common causes of infant mortality rate in Fiji is poverty. Many women in poverty get pregnant under absolute poverty conditions. Being born into this environment increases the likelihood that a new born baby will not survive.
Yes, you can be. It usually is combined with spina bifida.
the treatment of hydrocephalus
The leading causes of infant mortality in Sierra Leone are tetanus, fevers, measles and diarrhoea.
Hydrocephalus, also known as water on the brain, is a condition where an abnormal amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up in the ventricles of the brain. This is a common secondary condition to the neural tube defect Spina Bifida, but it can occur on it's own, most likely from a head injury.