Baby girl with swollen head fit to go home
The baby girl from Tripura, who underwent treatment for Hydrocephalus is in good health and ready to travel back to her hometown, doctors attending to her said on Thursday. Hydrocephalus, a rare disorder, had caused the baby girl’s head to swell to an unprecedented 94 cm.
21-month-old Baby Roona was admitted to the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI).
Doctors said that during the 105 days of her stay at the FMRI, the baby underwent a series of corrective procedures which resulted in substantial improvement. The treating surgeon and director of neurosurgery, FMRI, Dr Sandeep Vaishya said, “Given the multiple complexities of the case, her prognosis has been very good. When the case first came to us, her survival was a question, as such a case had never been attempted before anywhere in the world. After the surgeries, she is playful and responding well to her surroundings. Her weight, nutritional status and vitals are much improved and her head circumference is now a manageable 58 cm. The baby girl is now fit to travel back to her home.”
The girl will come for a review after a few months when she may need further corrections, he said.
Hydrocephalus is the abnormal build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in the cavities surrounding the brain causing an increase in intracranial pressure within the skull and resulting in the dysmorphic expansion of the head.
Prolonged, sustained pressure from cranial distension can cause brain damage and blindness, the doctor said.
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