title: Hydrocephalus.
abstract: Hydrocephalus is not an exotic condition in general pediatric practice. A general pediatrician might expect to serve two to five children with CSF shunts. This article reviews posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Taubman 2128/0338, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA. hgarton@umich.edu
authors.forename: Hugh J L
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Garton
authors.forename: Joseph H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Piatt
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010372:Pediatrics; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis