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One-Month-Old Female Baby with Symmetrical Hydrocephalus: Treatment Option
Rafah-e-Aam Dawakhana Ajmali (Clinics) and Rafah-e-Aam Herbal Laboratories, Karachi, Pakistan
Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
- 1 Rafah-e-Aam Dawakhana Ajmali (Clinics) and Rafah-e-Aam Herbal Laboratories, Karachi, Pakistan
- 2 Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
- 3 Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
- 4 Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
Chinese Medicine·Volume 03 (2012)·Pages 113–115·Published 25 September 2012·DOI10.4236/cm.2012.33018
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Abstract
A female infant, named Anum 1.8 kg was born on 9th August 2007 at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) with a big head, Occipitofrontal Circumference (OFC) 36 cm. She was admitted on 29th August 2007 and was discharged on 5th September 2007 from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre after the management of moderate birth asphyxia. Cranial ultrasound revealed moderate Hydrocephalus (symmetrical) with prominent third ventricle. Treatment and its effectiveness have been discussed.
KeywordsHydrocephalusMeningoceleHerbal Treatment
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