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Choose the correct statement:

a) Hydrocephalus in children is commonly due to CSF overproduction

b) Intracranial pressures are usually normal in children with hydrocephalus.

c) Hydrocephalus can present with cardiorespiratory arrest

d) Initial management of hydrocephalus in children is generally non-surgical

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Answer c. Hydrocephalus can present with cardiorespiratory arrest . Hydrocephalus in children is commonly due to obstructed CSF flow/drainage or impaired absorption. Intracranial pressures are usually elevated in children with hydrocephalus. Initial management of hydrocephalus in children is generally surgical with VP shunt.

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This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.

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