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The consecutive patients were all 6 years of age or younger. The demographic information, cause of hydrocephalus, and cranial computerized measurements were taken (including widths of the frontal\/occipital horns, third ventricle, and cerebral mantle thickness) and entered into the procedural forms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>One hundred thirty-seven patients presented to the unit over the stipulated period. The male\/female ratio was 1.1:1. The median age at presentation was 4 months (mean 7.3 months, range 4 days to 6 years). Myelomeningocele-associated hydrocephalus, aqueductal stenosis, and postmeningitic hydrocephalus accounted for 30.7%, 22.6%, and 17.5%, respectively, of the cases. The mean Evans ratio was 0.56 (range 0.43\u20130.70), the mean ventricular index was 197.18 (range 135.0\u2013245.3), and the mean cerebral mantle was 10.8 mm (10\u201314 mm).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study shows that the congenital form of hydrocephalus is the predominant variety in the authors' population. 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