Hydranencephaly: a rare case report on enlarging head in an infant
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Hydranencephaly is an uncommon congenital disorder in which the cerebral hemispheres are absent and replaced by cerebrospinal fluid. In this article, we describe an uncommon case of hydranencephaly in a 3-month-old male child with complaints of progressively increasing head size over the last 1 month and inability to control his neck. The child was diagnosed as a case of Hydranencephaly by cranial ultrasonography (USG) and further confirmed by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which revealed a complete absence of the cerebral hemisphere with intact falx, brain parenchyma was replaced by a sac-like structure containing CSF, reduced volume of the midbrain, and a thin rim of brain tissue was seen at the frontal and temporal region bilaterally and at the lateral aspect of the falx cerebri. The child was managed using a ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure. Hydranencephaly requires prompt diagnosis using Cranial USG, CT, or MRI and treatment by ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedure and a multi-disciplinary approach. Proper parental counselling is required as it has a bad prognosis.
Authors: Dakshata Vishnoi, Ekansh Rathoria, Gaurav Dutta, Shaik Aalam, Nalin Shukla, Jitendra Kumar Singh
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408783818