Longest Living Hydrocephalic



Alvina Schaan; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; February 24, 2003.

Theresa Alvina Schaan was born on the March 17, 1941 and diagnosed with having congenital hydrocephalus. Also known as "water on the brain," it is a condition in which there is extra cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) around the brain and spinal cord. A shunt has been inserted beneath her skull to drain the spinal fluid accumulating in her head.

Source: Guinness World Records 2007

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