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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Ahsan Hussain, M.D.[2]

Risk Factors

The common risk factors of hydrocephalus include:^[1]

↑ Van Landingham M, Nguyen TV, Roberts A, Parent AD, Zhang J (February 2009). "Risk factors of congenital hydrocephalus: a 10 year retrospective study". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 80 (2): 213–7. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.148932. PMID 18653551.