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Type of Study: Prevalence

Age-specific global epidemiology of hydrocephalus: Systematic review, metanalysis and global birth surveillance

Author(s): Albert M Isaacs, Jay Riva-Cambrin, Daniel Yavin, Aaron Hockley, Tamara M Pringsheim, Nathalie Jette, Brendan Cord Lethebe, Mark Lowerison, Jarred Dronyk, Mark G Hamilton

Year: 2018

Etiology: All Hydrocephalus

Study Type: Meta-Analysis

More Study Information: Data on the prevalence of hydrocephalus were obtained through a systematic review and metanalysis of published peer-reviewed population-based articles specific to the epidemiology of hydrocephalus. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed.

Age: Child

# Screened: 28,990,298 people

Country: Global

Population: Child

Incidence: 87.8/100,000

Standardized: 0.878/1,000