Vertical hydrocephalus: report of three cases.
Three cases of 'vertical' hydrocephalus are described, characterised by absence of the bones of the skull vault, progressive vertical soft-tissue growth of the head, and normal occipito-frontal head circumference. The management of the condition by ventriculo-peritoneal shunt is discussed, and a theory proposed as to the causation of this unusual condition.
D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000175:diagnosis; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities