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Growing Brains: How Adapting to Africa Advanced the Treatment of Infant Hydrocephalus.

Infant hydrocephalus is an enormous and previously under recognized global health problem. Estimates have varied, but the global burden is likely around 400 000 new infant cases per year with at least 100 000 new cases per year in sub-Saharan Africa alone.1 In 2005, we first reported neonatal ventriculitis as the single most common cause of infant hydrocephalus in Uganda.2 We have subsequently shown that these infections have their peak incidence in times of moderate rainfall that occur biannually between the rainy and dry seasons.3 Although enteric organisms have been implicated, the main pathogens are still being sought. In addition to the hydrocephalus, children with postinfectious hydrocephalus (PIH) suffer from varying degrees of primary brain injury from the original infection. In a follow-up study of infants treated for PIH at CURE Children’s Hospital of Uganda (CCHU), one-third of 5-yr survivors were significantly disabled.4 Thus, characterizing the pathogenesis in order to construct public health strategies for prevention is extremely important.