Recognizing and managing hydrocephalus in children.

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Corinne I. Alois is an assistant professor in the PA program at St. John's University in Jamaica, N.Y., an adjunct faculty member in the PA program at Pace University-Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, and an adjunct research faculty member at St. Elizabeth University in Morristown, N.J. At the time this article was written, Allison Luntz was a student in the PA program at St. John's University. She now is in the PA surgical residency program at Yale University School of Medicine/Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Published: April 2023

Hydrocephalus is one of the most common indications for pediatric neurosurgical intervention and is associated with the need for lifelong monitoring. All clinicians should be familiar with the complications that may arise throughout life in these patients so that they can provide timely intervention. This article focuses on the assessment of hydrocephalus, the appropriate diagnostic workup and differential diagnoses, and evidence-based surgical treatments and associated outcomes.

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