Surgical management of neonatal hydrocephalus

Maintenance of normal intracranial pressure is crucial to the development of the neonatal brain. Certainly, neonatal hydrocephalus will perturb cerebral development and calls for careful and timely intervention. Many competing factors must be taken into account when evaluating the neonate with hydrocephalus. A neurosurgical approach to the management of neonatal hydrocephalus is presented with emphasis on practical treatment paradigms.