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,national ,hydrocephalus ,aw>5ess ,mon?4
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productivity 9 ! workplace2 ,:]eas !    
incid5ce ( undiagnos$ & untreat$        
hydrocephalus 9 old] ,am]icans c result 
9 unnecess>y conf9em5t to assi/$ liv+   

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suff]+ f mod]ate to sev]e traumatic bra9
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hydrocephalus2 ,:]eas !re is no cure =  
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co/ly bra9 surg]y :i* frequ5tly mu/ be  
repeat$ to replace ! %unt1 a m$ical     
device t is ! mo/ common treatm5t = !   
condition & has "o ( ! highe/ failure   
rates ( all m$ical devices2 ,:]eas v>i\s
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,unit$ ,/ates 9 ord] to bett] und]/&1   
prev5t1 & treat hydrocephalus2 ,:]eas   
organizations1 su* z ! ,p$iatric        
,hydrocephalus ,f\ndation & !           
,hydrocephalus ,association1 s]ve z     
global lead]s = hydrocephalus aw>5ess1  
education1 support1 advocacy1 & rese>*  
fund+2 ,:]eas ! ,p$iatric ,hydrocephalus
 ,f\ndation e/abli%$ ,national          
,hydrocephalus ,aw>5ess ,mon? 9 #bjji2 &
 ,:]eas ! ,p$iatric ,hydrocephalus      
,f\ndation & ! ,hydrocephalus           

,association recognize ,septemb] z      
,national ,hydrocephalus ,aw>5ess ,mon?3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! goals 
& ideals ( ,national ,hydrocephalus     
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7#b7 cont9ues to     
support rese>* to prev5t1 detect1 &     
treat hydrocephalus4