A Nationwide Survey of Congenital Hydrocephalus in Japan — Estimated Prevalence and Incidence

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Abstract
A nationwide survey of congenital hydrocephalus, including secondary hydrocephalus occurring within one year after birth, was carried out in 1988 using two questionnaires. The first questionnaire, which attempted to determine the number of patients treated for hydrocephalus during the year of 1987, revealed that 2,222 patients were under medical care in 68.6 percent of responding hospitals. The second questionnaire was concerned with the clinico-epidemiological features of the disease in those patients. The total number of patients for which questionnaires were returned was 1,435. The number of patients treated in hospitals with 200 or more beds during the one year period was estimated to be 3,000 (2,000 for primary and 1,000 for secondary). The number of new cases of this disease which occurred during the year was calculated to be 800. This indicates a rate of 0.58 per 1,000 live births.

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