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This study aimed to analyze demographic and clinical features, evaluate treatment strategies, and assess neurological outcomes of pediatric hydrocephalus in Africa.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A systematic review of the literature using the PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science electronic databases was completed according to the PRISMA guidelines to identify articles describing pediatric patients in Africa with hydrocephalus.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Seventy-four retrospective and prospective studies and 33 case reports involving 12,355 patients were included. In 54 retrospective articles reporting patient demographics, 53.8% (3926\/7297) were male with a mean age of 12.3 months. Nineteen studies reported macrocephaly (80.2%, 1639\/2043) as the most common presentation. The etiology of hydrocephalus was reported as postinfectious (41.0%, 2303\/5614) across 27 articles and congenital (48.6%, 1246\/2563) in 10 articles. Eleven articles reported 46.7% (609\/1305) of patients had communicating hydrocephalus while 53.3% (696\/1305) had obstructive hydrocephalus. Diagnostic imaging included CT (76.1%, 2435\/3202; n = 29 articles), ultrasonography (72.9%, 2043\/2801; n = 15 articles), and MRI (44.8%, 549\/1225; n = 11 articles). In 51 articles, 83.1% (7365\/8865) of patients had ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) while 33 articles described 54.1% (2795\/5169) receiving endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for hydrocephalus surgical management. Postoperative complications included sepsis (6.9%, 29\/421; n = 4 articles), surgical site infections (5.1%, 11\/218; n = 4 articles), and CSF leaks (2.0%, 15\/748; n = 8 articles). Shunt-related complications included infections (4.3%, 117\/2717; n = 21 articles) and blockages (4.1%, 34\/829; n = 6 studies). In 15 articles, 9.0% (301\/3358) of patients with shunts had revisions. The mean follow-up duration was 18.9 \u00b1 16.7 months with an overall mortality rate of 7.4% (397\/5383; n = 29 articles). In the analysis of comparative studies, the 160 patients undergoing ETV demonstrated significantly higher odds of a successful operation (OR 1.54, 95% CI 0.51\u20134.69; p = 0.03) and neurological improvement at last follow-up (OR 3.36, 95% CI 0.46\u201324.79; p &lt; 0.01) compared with the 158 who received VPS, but no significant differences were observed for complications and mortality between the two groups (p &gt; 0.05).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This review offers a comprehensive summary of pediatric hydrocephalus in Africa, highlighting shunting as the primary treatment. 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