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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:''' {{SAH}} [[User:zorkun|Cafer Zorkun]] M.D., PhD.; {{KD}}


 
{{SK}} Water on the brain
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'''''Synonyms and keywords:''''' Water on the brain


==[[Hydrocephalus overview|Overview]]==
==[[Hydrocephalus overview|Overview]]==
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==[[Hydrocephalus historical perspective|Historical Perspective]] ==
==[[Hydrocephalus historical perspective|Historical Perspective]] ==


==[[Hydrocephalus classification scheme|Classification]]==
==[[Hydrocephalus classification|Classification]]==


==[[Hydrocephalus pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Hydrocephalus pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==


==[[Hydrocephalus causes|Causes]] ==
==[[Hydrocephalus causes|Causes]] ==
[[Hydrocephalus causes#Common Causes|Common Causes]], [[Hydrocephalus causes#Causes by Organ System|Causes by Organ System]], [[Hydrocephalus causes#Causes In Alphabetical Order| Causes In Alphabetical Order]]
[[Hydrocephalus causes#Common Causes|Common Causes]] | [[Hydrocephalus causes#Causes by Organ System|Causes by Organ System]] | [[Hydrocephalus causes#Causes In Alphabetical Order| Causes In Alphabetical Order]]
 


==[[Hydrocephalus epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==
==[[Hydrocephalus epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==
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==[[Hydrocephalus natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==
==[[Hydrocephalus natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
[[Hydrocephalus history and symptoms |History & Symptoms]], [[Hydrocephalus physical examination|Physical Examination]], [[Hydrocephalus CT|CT]]
[[Hydrocephalus history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Hydrocephalus physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Hydrocephalus transcranial ultrasound|Transcranial ultrasound]] | [[Hydrocephalus CT|CT]] | [[Hydrocephalus MRI|MRI]]


== Treatment ==
== Treatment ==
[[Hydrocephalus surgery|Surgery]]
[[Hydrocephalus medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Hydrocephalus surgery|Surgery]] | [[Hydrocephalus cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Hydrocephalus future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]


== Case Studies ==
== Case Studies ==
[[Hydrocephalus case study one|Case #1]]


One interesting case involving a person with past hydrocephalus was a 44-year old French man, whose brain had been reduced to little more than a thin sheet of actual brain tissue, due to the buildup of fluid in his skull. The man, who had a shunt inserted into his head to drain away fluid (which was removed when he was 14), went to a hospital after he had been experiencing mild weakness in his left leg.
==Related Chapters==
 
*[[Spina bifida|Spina Bifida]]
[[Image:DWS empty head.jpg|thumb|200px|DWS: All of the black in the middle is water and the brain matter is the rim of white along the outside of the skull.  This is a screen shot from a ''Fox News'' report.]]  In July of 2007, ''Fox News'' quoted Dr. Lionel Feuillet of Hopital de la Timone in Marseille as saying: "The images were most unusual... the brain was virtually absent."<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290610,00.html "Man with Almost No Brain Has Led Normal Life"], ''Fox News'' ([[2007-07-25]]).  Also see  [http://www.physorg.com/news104143971.html "Tiny brain, normal life; French doctors are puzzling over the case of 44-year-old civil servant who has led a quite normal life -- but with an extraordinarily tiny brain"], ''Physorg.com'' ([[2007-07-20]]);  [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070722203858.htm "Tiny Brain, Normal Life"], ''ScienceDaily'' ([[2007-07-24]]).</ref>  When doctors learned of the man's medical history, they did a computed tomography (CT) scan and another type of scan called [[magnetic resonance imaging]] (MRI), and were astonished to see "massive enlargement" of the [[lateral ventricles]] in the skull. Intelligence tests showed the man had an IQ of 75, below the average score of 100 but not considered mentally retarded or disabled, either.
 
Remarkably, the man was a married father of two children, and worked as a civil servant, leading a normal life, despite having little brain tissue. "What I find amazing to this day is how the brain can deal with something which you think should not be compatible with life," commented Dr. Max Muenke, a pediatric brain defect specialist at the National Human Genome Research Institute. "If something happens very slowly over quite some time, maybe over decades, the different parts of the brain take up functions that would normally be done by the part that is pushed to the side."<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070719.wbrain0719/BNStory/Science/home Man Lives Normal Life Despite Having Abnormal Brain]</ref>
 
== See also ==
 
*[[Spina bifida]]
*Acquired hydrocephalus (causes of it)
*Acquired hydrocephalus (causes of it)
**[[Central nervous system|CNS]]-[[infections]]
**[[Central nervous system|CNS]]-[[infections|Infections]]
**[[Meningitis]]
**[[Meningitis]]
**[[Brain tumors]]
**[[Brain tumors|Brain Tumors]]
**[[Traumatic brain injury|Head trauma]]
**[[Traumatic brain injury|Head Trauma]]
**[[stroke|Intracranial hemorrhage]]
**[[stroke|Intracranial Hemorrhage]]
*[[Arachnoid granulation]]
*[[Arachnoid granulation|Arachnoid Granulation]]
*[[Brain]]
*[[Cerebrospinal fluid|Cerebrospinal Fluid]]
*[[Cerebrospinal fluid]]
*[[Intracranial pressure|Intracranial Pressure]]
*[[Intracranial pressure]]
*[[Normal pressure hydrocephalus|Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus]]
*[[Normal pressure hydrocephalus]]
*[[Cerebral shunt|Cerebral Shunt]]
*[[Cerebral shunt]]
*[[Subarachnoid space|Subarachnoid Space]]
*[[Subarachnoid space]]
*[[Ventricular system|Ventricular System]]
*[[Ventricular system]]
*[[HEC syndrome|HEC Syndrome]]
*[[HEC syndrome]]
 
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.ifglobal.org International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IF)], the umbrella organisation for national spina bifida and hydrocephalus organisations
*[http://www.hydroassoc.org/ Hydrocephalus Association] at hydroassoc.org, US
*[http://www.fetalhydrocephalus.com Information on fetal hydrocephalus] at fetalhydrocephalus.com
*[http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/science/is_the_brain_really_necessary.htm Is the brain really necessary?] at flatrock.org.nz
*[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/189340/living_with_congenital_hydrocephalus.html Living with congenital hydrocephalus] at Associated Content
 
*[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2007-08/03/content_5447999.htm Surgery on Chinese boy's deformed skull]


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Synonyms and keywords: Water on the brain

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