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CURE (2012): Hydrocephalus Infographic

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Hydrocephalus: Water in the Brain . $1,750 allows CURE to provide this life saving procedure to a child. 316,000 babies born this year with hydrocephalus will have no access to neurosurgical care Without treatment, hydrocephalus can lead to blindness, brain damage and ultimately death. Since 2000 over 5,000 lives have been saved through CURE, 10 surgeons have been trained, and ground-breaking research has been shared. One of the most common infant abnormalities affecting approximately 400,000 children around the world. Develops due to an excessive amount of fluid in the ventricles of the brain.
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Hydrocephalus: Water in the Brain !

.

$1,750 allows CURE to provide this life saving procedure to a child.

316,000 babies born this year with

hydrocephalus will have no access to neurosurgical care!

Without treatment, hydrocephalus can lead to blindness, brain damage and

ultimately death.

Since 2000 over 5,000 lives have been

saved through CURE, 10 surgeons

have been trained, and ground-breaking research has been shared.

One of the most common infant abnormalities affecting

approximately 400,000 children around the world.

Develops due to an excessive amount of fluid in the ventricles of

the brain.!

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