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dens13 - February 28th, 2011 5:17 PM

I really feel sad when babies are hydrocephalic. it is the case where there is extra fluid in the brain and at a young they have to undergo surgical operation and is in and out in the hospital. How early can we detect hydrocephalus?

kathyG - March 1st, 2011 7:01 AM

dens13 - what i know is, it can be detected through prenatal ultrasound... as to exactly how early? - i have no idea, and i doubt if there is such information.. but we can safely say that it can already be detected even if your child is still inside your womb.

brittany - March 1st, 2011 7:02 AM

what causes it anyway? why is there such a huge amount of excess water in their brains? where does that water come from?

Mrs. Smith - March 1st, 2011 12:10 PM

-Although hydrocephalus was once known as "water on the brain," the "water" is actually cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) — a clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.

brOOke - March 2nd, 2011 2:28 AM

The cause of hydrocephalus is not actually well understood. It is just associated with the normal stuff like infction, head injury/trauma and other diseases. It can also be due to genetics.

chattiemom - March 16th, 2011 1:43 AM

my bestfriends baby had hydrocephalus and she was just wonderful, she kept on fighting until her last day. it was detected on her 2nd trimester via ultrasound.

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