Hydrancephaly: report of two cases

Authors

Mohan R. Sharma MBBS, MS, Neurosurgery Unit, TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Merwyn Bagan MD, FACS, MPH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.98

Keywords:

hydrancephaly, vascular insult, hydrocephalus

Abstract

Hydrancephaly is a rare brain malformation in which there is near total absence of cerebral hemispheres. The child may appear normal at birth but usually has a large head. The diagnosis is established by CT or MRI and there is no known treatment. This is a report of two cases of hydrancephaly diagnosed at our hospital.

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1999-12-31

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Vol. 21 No. 3 & 4 (1999): Journal of Institute of Medicine

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Case Reports

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