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Een ‘bijzonder’ waterhoofd bij pasgeborenen

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We describe two newborn infants with hydranencephalus. Hydranencephalus is a rare congenital malformation of the brain and may be the cause of an enlarged head in a newborn infant. Hydranencephalus has its origin antenatally and is related to extensive loss of brain tissue due to unknown cause. Curative treatment for hydranencephaly is not available and in contrast to hydrocephaly the prognosis is always poor.

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Wij beschrijven twee pasgeborenen met een hydranencephalus. Hydranencephalus is een zeldzame cerebrale congenitale malformatie die de oorzaak kan zijn van een groot hoofd bij een pasgeborene. Hydranencephalus ontstaat prenataal en is gerelateerd aan massaal hersenweefselverlies, waarvan de exacte etiologie nog Bohn Stafleu van Loghum is. Voor hydranencefalie bestaat geen curatieve behandeling; ze heeft in tegenstelling tot hydrocefalie altijd een infauste prognose.

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Drs. F.A.M. van den Dungen, kinderarts-neonatoloog, afdeling Kindergeneeskunde, VU medisch centrum, Amsterdam.

Drs. A.R.C. Laarman, assistent-geneeskundige, afdeling Kindergeneeskunde, VU medisch centrum, Amsterdam.

Drs. F.A.M. van den Dungen, afdeling Kindergeneeskunde, VU medisch centrum, Postbus 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam.

Dr. R.J. Vermeulen, kinderneuroloog, afdeling Kindergeneeskunde, VU medisch centrum, Amsterdam.

Dr. R.M. van Elburg, kinderarts-neonatoloog, afdeling Kindergeneeskunde, VU medisch centrum, Amsterdam.

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Laarman, A.R.C., van den Dungen, F.A.M., Vermeulen, R.J. et al. Een ‘bijzonder’ waterhoofd bij pasgeborenen. KIND 71, 127–132 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03061443

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