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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Ahsan Hussain, M.D.[2]

## Risk Factors

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* The common risk factors of hydrocephalus include:[1][2][3]
* Lack of pre-natal care.
* Multiparous gestation.
* Maternal diabetes.
* Maternal chronic hypertension.
* Maternal hypertension during gestation.
* Alcohol use during pregnancy.

## References

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1. ↑ Van Landingham M, Nguyen TV, Roberts A, Parent AD, Zhang J (February 2009). "Risk factors of congenital hydrocephalus: a 10 year retrospective study". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 80 (2): 213–7. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.148932. PMID 18653551.
2. ↑ Munch TN, Rasmussen ML, Wohlfahrt J, Juhler M, Melbye M (November 2014). "Risk factors for congenital hydrocephalus: a nationwide, register-based, cohort study". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 85 (11): 1253–9. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2013-306941. PMID 24667207.
3. ↑ Romero L, Ros B, Arráez MA, Ríus F, González L, Martín A, Carrasco A, Segura M (October 2015). "Analysis of risk factors for hydrocephalus development in newborn infants with germinal matrix hemorrhage". Minerva Pediatr. 67 (5): 401–6. PMID 26377778.

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