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== Treatment == Treatment varies depending on whether or not it occurs with other medical conditions in the child and where the [[cerebrospinal fluid]] is present.<ref name=":0" /> If benign and found between the brain and skull then no surgery is needed.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Macrocephaly or "Big Head"|url=https://www.med.unc.edu/neurosurgery/services/pedsneuro/pediatric-neurosurgery-blog/macrocephaly-or-big-head/|website=Department of Neurosurgery|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-27|archive-date=2020-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805141844/https://www.med.unc.edu/neurosurgery/services/pedsneuro/pediatric-neurosurgery-blog/macrocephaly-or-big-head/|url-status=dead}}</ref> If excess fluid is found between the [[Ventricular system|ventricle]] spaces in the brain then surgery will be needed.<ref name=":1" />
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