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No statistically significant correlation between severity of hydrocephalus and long term prognosis has been established. Hydrocephalic children with large heads or large ventricles do not necessarily suffer more than those with smaller heads and ventricles1.
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YASHON, D., GRABER, T., JANE, J. et al. Prognostic Indices in Hydrocephalus. Nature 212, 709–710 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/212709a0
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