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The toddler with the 23-inch head: girl whose skull has filled with fluid – yet her parents can’t afford to get her treated
These heartbreaking pictures from rural India show the tragic suffering of a 14-month-old toddler. Dhabuhi Parmar suffers from an extreme form of hydrocephalus, a rare condition where fluid accumulates inside the skull. Her head has swollen to 23 inches – almost three times its normal size – and she is now bedridden and in danger of losing …