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Neurosurgeons at King Abdulaziz Hospital save life of Indonesian Hajj pilgrim

Neurosurgeons at King Abdulaziz Hospital save life of Indonesian Hajj pilgrim

  • The woman, in her 70s, fell into a coma as a result of acute hydrocephalus, commonly referred to as ‘water on the brain’
  • Surgeons insert shunt to drain the cerebrospinal fluid that had accumulated and alleviate the pressure in her brain
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