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What Causes Frontal Cerebral Atrophy With Water Accumulation In A New Born?

hi my nephew at birth had alarge head diameter which kept on increaing. diagnosis was that he had frontal cerebral atrophy and water accumulation at front head. he is now 5 months and doctor does not know what to tell if it is bad for health we don t know anything only mri results but no prognosis! please help...
Sat, 10 Sep 2016
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it's very helpful if you can like the MRI images or the report to the quest .
many serious disorders causes Hydrocephalus which is the accumulation of fluids in the head.
and the prognosis depends on the primary diagnosis , and if there is more than one congenital anomaly present in the child
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What Causes Frontal Cerebral Atrophy With Water Accumulation In A New Born?

it s very helpful if you can like the MRI images or the report to the quest . many serious disorders causes Hydrocephalus which is the accumulation of fluids in the head. and the prognosis depends on the primary diagnosis , and if there is more than one congenital anomaly present in the child