One-Month-Old Female Baby with Symmetrical Hydrocephalus: Treatment Option

Muhammad Shakil Ahmad Siddiqui, Khan Usmanghani, Ejaz Mohiuddin, Laeequr Rahman Malik

Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Rafah-e-Aam Dawakhana Ajmali (Clinics) and Rafah-e-Aam Herbal Laboratories, Karachi, Pakistan.

DOI: 10.4236/cm.2012.33018                

Abstract

A female infant, named Anum 1.8 kg was born on 9th August 2007 at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) with a big head, Occipitofrontal Circumference (OFC) 36 cm. She was admitted on 29th August 2007 and was discharged on 5th September 2007 from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre after the management of moderate birth asphyxia. Cranial ultrasound revealed moderate Hydrocephalus (symmetrical) with prominent third ventricle. Treatment and its effectiveness have been discussed.

Keywords

Hydrocephalus; Meningocele; Herbal Treatment

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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