Miracle of the little girl with the gigantic head
Her condition caused her head to swell to a circumference of 94 centimetres.
Roona's skull size has been reduced to 58cms after a series of operations.
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Cause-: Roona suffers from hydrocephalus - a potentially fatal condition that causes cerebrospinal fluid to build up on the brain.
Her condition caused her head to swell to a circumference of 94 centimetres.
Her latest reconstructive surgery was carried out in New Delhi on Friday.
Pictures taken of Roona on Christmas Day show her huge transformation.
Her condition caused her head to swell to a circumference of 94 centimetres.
Roona's skull size has been reduced to 58cms after a series of operations.
Chat212... Investigates
Cause-: Roona suffers from hydrocephalus - a potentially fatal condition that causes cerebrospinal fluid to build up on the brain.
Her condition caused her head to swell to a circumference of 94 centimetres.
Her latest reconstructive surgery was carried out in New Delhi on Friday.
Pictures taken of Roona on Christmas Day show her huge transformation.
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| JUNE: Doctors reshape Roona's skull after water on her brain which caused her skull to balloon - called hydrocephalus - had been drained leaving her disfigured |
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| MAY: The toddler's head has been reduced from 37ins to around 21ins through a series of life-saving surgeries |
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| MAY: Roona pictured aged 18-months at the ICU ward of Fortis Memorial Research Institute after the first round of surgery on May 29, 2013, in Gurgaon, India |
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| Global attention: Images showing Roona's plight, such as this one, attracted international sympathy |
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| Fatima Begum pictured with daughter Roona who is now on her way to full recovery after her latest surgery |
Lying on her hospital bed, Roona Begum almost looks likes any other two-year-old.
But her appearance today is a drastic transformation to how the toddler looked just a few months ago after her head swelled to twice its size.
These dramatic series of images chart her journey which has seen her undergo numerous operations on her skull.
Doctors carried out her latest reconstructive surgery on Friday and the results are clear to see in these pictures taken of Roona at a hospital in New Delhi, India, on Christmas Day.
But her appearance today is a drastic transformation to how the toddler looked just a few months ago after her head swelled to twice its size.
These dramatic series of images chart her journey which has seen her undergo numerous operations on her skull.
Doctors carried out her latest reconstructive surgery on Friday and the results are clear to see in these pictures taken of Roona at a hospital in New Delhi, India, on Christmas Day.
Roona, who lives with her impoverished parents in a village in India's remote northeast, was born with hydrocephalus, a potentially fatal condition that causes cerebrospinal fluid to build up on the brain.
Her condition caused her head to swell to a circumference of 94 centimetres (37 inches), putting pressure on her brain and making it impossible for her to sit upright.
Images showing Roona's plight attracted international sympathy which prompted the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in New Delhi to treat her rare condition for free
Her condition caused her head to swell to a circumference of 94 centimetres (37 inches), putting pressure on her brain and making it impossible for her to sit upright.
Images showing Roona's plight attracted international sympathy which prompted the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in New Delhi to treat her rare condition for free
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| Roona was born with hydrocephalus, a potentially fatal condition that causes cerebrospinal fluid to build up on the brain |
