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Could the heads of people who had hydrocephalus as a child stay the same big size?
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Hydrocephalus: Yes, head size can remain the same as in childhood, especially if a shunt is present.
Answered 4/8/2016
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Hydrocephalus: Yes the head size can remain on the large size, it is most dependent at what point the hydrocephalus was treated. In the earlier treatments the head size can actually decreased. Not so much the case in later treatment.
Answered 9/28/2016
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