Perak Community Welfare Committee chairman Datuk Rusnah Kassim (second from right) visiting five-year old Deniss Eqwan Adif Affendy who is suffering from hydrocephalus. On the right is Deniss's mother Erni Yusnita Kamaluddin, 42. - filepic
THE term hydrocephalus is derived from two Greek words — “hydro” meaning water and “cephalus” meaning head — which literally means “watery head”.
It is a condition characterised by excessive accumulation of fluid which is actually referring to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain causing increased pressure towards the normal brain.
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