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'Vitamin' for baby brain disorder

A dietary supplement taken during pregnancy could cut the risk of hydrocephalus, research suggests. Ref. Source 6

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Open-Womb Surgery Treats Unborn Baby's Hydrocephalus

A baby diagnosed with hydrocephalus while in his mother's womb was born free of the condition two months after doctors operated on his brain during a landmark open-womb surgical procedure. Ref. Source 5

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Two Years Later: Boy Who Doctors Said Would Never Smile Now Lights Up a Room

Doctors had all but convinced Jen and Brad Mckinstry that they should abort their son Colton. He had been diagnosed with hydrocephalus, the buildup of fluid in the ventricles within the brain, and the prognosis was anything but good. In fact, doctors were certain that their baby boy wouldn't live. But on the off chance that he did survive his birth, doctors said he would be a "vegetable."

"We were told that we should terminate our pregnancy with Colton seven times," explains Mrs. Mckinstry, "and by three different doctors." Ref. Source 7