A 20 kg skull of a Chinese toddler replaced by 3D-printed skull
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The toddler suffered from excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, which led to her head weighing 20 kg as against her total body weight of 32 kgs. Her skull has been reconstructed now using the 3D technology
After a 17-hr long ground breaking journey, a toddler in China who was suffering from hydrocephalus, which causes excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, has her skull reconstructed now; the first time using a 3D-printed skull technology. Han Han, the toddler, had a brain three times the size of a normal brain, and had recently lost her vision due to damage of the optic nerve because of infections, and her excess weight.
After a 17-hr long ground breaking journey, a toddler in China who was suffering from hydrocephalus, which causes excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, has her skull reconstructed now; the first time using a 3D-printed skull technology. Han Han, the toddler, had a brain three times the size of a normal brain, and had recently lost her vision due to damage of the optic nerve because of infections, and her excess weight.
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