Shocking: Meet The Boy With 20LB Head [PHOTO].....

 


The boy with the 20lb head: Two-year-old's skull
is the size of a football because of excess fluid
on his brain
A baby boy's head has swollen to more than
three times its normal size due to a medical
condition.
Two-year-old Emon, from southern Bangladesh,
has a head that weighs 20 lbs (9kg) - the same
weight as an average one-year-old boy.
Emon was delivered by Caesarean section with a
head that was slightly bigger than usual, but in
the past two years it continued to expand.
The huge weight of his head leaves the toddler
unable to talk, walk or even move his limbs -
meaning his parents have to take care of him
constantly.

Desperate to find help for their son they
anxiously rushed to nearby villages to see
different doctors -but nobody could diagnose
what was wrong with him.
They also paid for spiritual treatments for Emon,
but nothing worked out and his head kept
expanding.
Finally, he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus,
which is caused by a buildup of fluid inside the
skull, increasing pressure and causing damage to
the brain.
Congenital hydrocephalus, present in babies when
they're born, can be caused by birth defects,
such as spina bifida - where an infant's spine
doesn't develop properly.
It can also occur as a result of an infection the
mother develops during pregnancy, such as
mumps or rubella (German measles).

If left untreated, it carries the risk of long-term
mental and physical disabilities as a result of
permanent brain damage.
Doctors have told Emon's parents if he is taken
abroad for foreign treatment, medics could help
him.
But they say they are too poor to go to another
country, so their son's future is 'hopeless'.

 (via Mail Online)