Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus Treated with Serial Lomber Puncture: A Case Report

Intra-ventricular hemorrhage and posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus come across as a serious problem as survival rates of very low birth weight preterm babies increase in neonatal intensive care units. Although ventriculo-peritoneal shunting is the accepted treatment for post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus, it cannot be performed in early stages of premature babies because of low birth weight.