image: This is a summary of treatment of an infant with hydrocephalus-related extreme macrocephaly. The uppermost image shows the infant with gross macrocephaly before surgery. The sutures are widely ...

A team of doctors and practitioners implanted a ventriculoperitoneal shunt followed by a new operation to stabilize and reduce the size of the baby’s head in it's first week of life - the first time ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­­­— Up to 5% of infants today are born with abnormally large heads, a condition known as macrocephaly. While it can be genetic, the condition is often caused by hydrocephalus, or an ...