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What are the logn term effects of hydrocephalus in children?
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Developmental delay.: Neurodevelopmental delay is seen more frequently among infants with hydrocephaly and is likely due to loss of neuronal tissue from the increased intracranial pressure and fluid. Other more rare complications: seizures, cerebral palsy, macrocephaly.
Answered 2/13/2013
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