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What is the life expectancy of someone who has hydrocephalus?

Donna Hill Howes, RN
Donna Hill Howes, RN
Family Practitioner
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Children often have a full life span if hydrocephalus is caught early and treated. Infants who undergo surgical treatment to reduce the excess fluid in the brain and survive to age one will not have a shortened life expectancy due to hydrocephalus. Adults who develop hydrocephalus typically have a shortened life span.

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