Hydrocephalus Attorneys
Hydrocephalus is made up of the Greek roots ‘hydro,’ meaning water, and ‘cephalus,’ meaning head. Hydrocephalus is sometimes referred to as water on the brain. The truth is everyone has a clear, watery fluid called cerebral spinal fluid, bathing our brain.
People with hydrocephalus have an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the cavities of their brain. This excess of CSF results in an increase in pressure inside the skull and eventually leads to enlargement of the head, convulsion, and mental retardation.
Hydrocephalus is one of the most common birth defects in the United States. Hydrocephalus is found in one out of every five hundred live births and is one of the leading causes of brain surgery in children in the United States.
Approximately 700,000 children and adults in the United States alone have suffered from hydrocephalus.
Of those with hydrocephalus, more than one quarter will develop epilepsy.
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