Hydrocephalus is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hydrocephalus, or a subtype of Hydrocephalus,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Types of Hydrocephalus:
Broader types of Hydrocephalus:
Incidence (annual) of Hydrocephalus: 6.46 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 for hydrocephaly (University of Ulster, 2003)
Incidence Rate of Hydrocephalus: approx 1 in 105,263 or 0.00% or 2,584 people in USA [about data]
Complications of Hydrocephalus:
see complications of Hydrocephalus
Prognosis of Hydrocephalus:
The
prognosis for patients diagnosed with hydrocephalus is difficult to
predict, although there is some correlation between the specific cause of
hydrocephalus and the patient's outcome. Prognosis is further complicated
by the presence of associated disorders, the timeliness of diagnosis, and
the success of treatment. Affected individuals and their families should
be aware that hydrocephalus poses risks to both cognitive and physical
development.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page: NINDS)
Causes of Hydrocephalus: see causes of Hydrocephalus
Risk factors for Hydrocephalus:
see
risk factors for Hydrocephalus
Symptoms of Hydrocephalus: see symptoms of Hydrocephalus
Complications of Hydrocephalus: see complications of Hydrocephalus
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hydrocephalus.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hydrocephalus.
Treatments for Hydrocephalus:
see treatments for Hydrocephalus
Research for Hydrocephalus:
see research for Hydrocephalus
Hospitalization statistics for Hydrocephalus:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hydrocephalus:
Organs and body systems related to Hydrocephalus include:
Main name of condition: Hydrocephalus
Other names or spellings for Hydrocephalus:hydrocephaly, water on the brain, Ventriculomegaly, Internal hydrocephalus (type), Communicating hydrocephalus (type)
Hydrencephalus, Hydrencephaly, Hydrocephaly
Source - Diseases Database
Hydrocephaly
Source - WordNet 2.1
Communicating hydrocephalus (type), Hydrocephaly, Internal hydrocephalus (type), Ventriculomegaly, Internal hydrocephalus (type), Ventriculomegaly, Communicating hydrocephalus (type)
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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