[Faline]

Eighteenth-century specimen of 25 year-old man suffering from hydrocephalus from the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, London.



DEFINITION: Hydrocephalus, (pronounced /ˌhaɪdrɵˈsɛfələs/), also known as ‘water on the brain’, is a medical condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles, or cavities, of the brain. This may cause increased intracranial pressure inside the skull and progressive enlargement of the head, convulsion, and mental disability. Hydrocephalus can also cause death. The name derives from the Greek words ὑδρο- (hudro-) “water”, and κέφαλος (kephalos) ‘head’.

[corpsehands]

water head lol

[Pelle]

TIMMYYYYY!!!!

[carkees]

In Dutch the condition is actually called "waterhead".

[wolfie]

Fucker had more than that wrong with him...

[Jere]

jug head

[Oswald2001]

He got a swelled head.

[collaredgirl65]

[Airbornemama]

A one legged waterhead????!!!

[Bear1999]

My aunt worked with two water head patients at a mental health center. They were the product of incest; the dad raped his own daughter twice before getting put in jail.