Tanzania: Food Fortification Gets Underway
[Daily News] The government has started fortifying foods with folate (folic acid) to reduce incidence of children being born with hydrocephalus, a medical condition of fluid filling in their heads. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 3, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Rwanda: Why Pregnant Women Should Eat Folic-Rich Foods
[New Times] Yvette Nyiravuguziga, 26, carried her pregnancy for nine months hoping to deliver a healthy bouncing baby. At the end of the nine months, she gave birth to a baby boy but the head was bigger than normal, something which medics refer to as hydrocephalus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 20, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Toddler Noah Wallborn born with just 2% healthy brain tissue makes recovery
The parents of Noah Wall, from Cumbria, were warned he was unlikely to survive as he had hydrocephalus. This is a build-up of fluid in his skull that destroyed all but two per cent of his brain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A mother’s intuition—and a fall down the stairs—save a little girl’s life
Photo: Kate Ackermann Photography
Liz Beaulieu is likely the only person in the world who can say she saved her child by falling down the stairs.
Her daughter, Arielle, was just 4 days old. Liz was carrying her downstairs when she slipped. Not sure whether Arielle had hit her head, she whisked her to her local ER.
“She seemed fine, and they said that she looked fine,” Liz says. Still concerned, though, Liz kept a close eye on Arielle over the next couple of days. That’s when she noticed something.
“I noticed the slightest flicker of her eyes,” Liz recalls, “and decided that I wanted to g...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 8, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tom Ulrich Tags: Diseases & conditions Our patients’ stories Brain tumor congenital intracranial teratoma CT scan Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Liliana Goumnerova Mark Kieran Source Type: news
Medical, magnetic millirobots offer hope for less-invasive surgeries
Seeking to advance minimally invasive medical treatments, researchers have proposed using tiny robots, driven by magnetic potential energy from magnetic resonance imaging scanners. The potential technology could be used to treat hydrocephalus and other conditions, allowing surgeons to avoid current treatments that require cutting through the skull to implant pressure-relieving shunts, the researchers say. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 27, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Kenya: Kijabe Centre of Hope for Babies With Hydrocephalus
[Capital FM] Nairobi -The desire of every mother is to give birth to a healthy baby. But this wish is not always fulfilled as some babies are born with conditions that can be life threatening. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 12, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
List of Physically Disabled World Leaders & Politicians
Though there are many types of disability the list below only covers physically disabled world leaders and politicians.
Physical disabilities may arise from conditions such as congenital deformities, spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, brittle bones, haemophilia, cystic fibrosis or severe accidental injury. The characteristics of people with physical disabilities are as unique to the individuals as the conditions that created their special needs.
Physical Disability Characteristics Can Include:
Paralysis.
Unsteady gait.
Altered muscle tone.
Loss of, or inability to use, one or more l...
Source: Disabled World - May 5, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Awareness - Disability Source Type: news
Kenya: Medics to Train on Handling Spina Bifida
[The Star] Mombasa children suffering from spina bifida and hydrocephalus will no longer travel to Kijabe for treatment, as the conditions will be treatable in the county. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 22, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Complex Fetal Care: Implications of Fetal Ventriculomegaly: A Neurosurgical Perspective
This article considers the prognosis and management of fetal ventriculomegaly. Special emphasis is placed on discussing the utility of neuroimaging in the diagnosis, prenatal counseling, and treatment planning for this condition. (Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - April 1, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Craig, A., Lober, R. M., Grant, G. A. Tags: Pediatric Drug Labeling Update Articles Source Type: news
Preemie Jace Perkins rocks ’n rolls through 137 days in the NICU
Melyssa Perkins was 25 weeks into a healthy pregnancy with her first child when she began to have abdominal pain. She called her local nurse who said she was probably dehydrated, but when water didn’t help and the pain increased, Melyssa and her husband Jamie rushed to nearby Beverly Hospital, where they discovered that she was fully dilated.
“I don’t think I said one word at that point. I was in complete shock,” recalls Melyssa. Two hours after the couple arrived at the hospital, their son Jace was born at 1lb. 12 oz. Beverly Hospital stabilized Jace and arranged for immediate transport to the Neonatal Intensive C...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 31, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jenny Fernandez Tags: Heart conditions Our patients’ stories Amblyopia Beverly Hospital Hydrocephalus IVF NICU patent ductus arteriosus Preemies’ Warf Source Type: news
Doctor's Diary: Doctors have to ensure that patients are aware of all the risks
The recent Supreme Court ruling on doctors' duty of care will lead to a rise in medical negligence cases; low levels of vitamin D have been linked to mental illness and giving up apples may help ease pain (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - March 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nadine Montgomery gin and raisins Doctor's Diary Dina McLellan hydrocephalus vitamin D apples James Le Fanu cerebral palsy medical paternalism Source Type: news
Doctor's Diary: Doctors have to ensure that patients are aware of all the risks
The recent Supreme Court ruling on doctors' duty of care will lead to a rise in medical negligence cases; low levels of vitamin D have been linked to mental illness and giving up apples may help ease pain (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nadine Montgomery gin and raisins Doctor's Diary Dina McLellan hydrocephalus vitamin D apples James Le Fanu cerebral palsy medical paternalism Source Type: news
Glimpse into the regulation of water exchange in the brain
The mechanism that regulates the flow of water in brain cells has been discovered by researchers. The human brain is 80 percent water, which makes the constant regulation of the amount of fluid in the brain very important. Disruptions in the regulation of the direction or speed of the water flow are associated with medical conditions, including hydrocephalus ("water in the brain"), for example. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
A second chance for a baby with a life-threatening brain cyst
Photo courtesy of Jennifer Hammond
Other than being born a little early—at 37 weeks—everything started out fine for Liam Hammond. “He was a healthy baby, it was a healthy birth, and he was progressing and meeting his milestones,” says his mother Jennifer.
But at his 4-month-old check-up, “Something about his head looked different to me.”
Liam’s head circumference was normal, though, and he was in the same head-growth percentile as at his last visit. The pediatrician suggested Jennifer keep watching it.
Two weeks later, the family left for a seaside Memorial Day weekend vacation. “I was pretty sure his head ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 5, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: Our patients’ stories Hydrocephalus Source Type: news
A doctor's story: what his son's illness taught him
What does it take for doctors to understand the pain and confusion their patients are going through while waiting for treatment? (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - November 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Great Ormond Street illness hospital hydrocephalus NHS surgeon do no harm doctor Source Type: news
