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Jane F. G. Donat, MD

Am J Dis Child. 1981;135(12):1118-1121.

Abstract
• Computed tomographic scans were obtained on 72 consecutive infants and children who were referred because of a large head; 75% had hydrocephalus. Patients who had communicating hydrocephalus had the best prognosis. Prognosis of other types of hydrocephalus was poor, especially in cases showing cystic brain disease (porencephaly, multicystic disease, hydranencephaly). Nonhydrocephalic macrocranias were accounted for mainly by premature infants who had catch-up head growth and by patients who had primary megaloencephaly associated with abnormal neurologic development.

(Am J Dis Child 1981;135:1118-1121)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport. Dr Donat is now with the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Ellis Hall, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon S7N 0X0, Saskatchewan, Canada (Dr Donat).

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