Photos: Child suffers from major brain swelling in India
April 12, 2013
Indian daily laborer, Abdul Rahman, 26, holds his 18 month old daughter, Roona Begum, suffering from Hydrocephalus,a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling, in front of their home in Jirania village on the outskirts of Agartala, the capital of northeastern state of Tripura on April 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 518842902 )
Fatima fans her 16-month-old daughter Runa Begum, who suffers from Hydrocephalus, a medical condition that causes abnormal accumulation of fluid in cavities of the brain, inside their house at Jirania Khola village in India's northeastern state of Tripura April 12, 2013. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey ( INDIA/ )
16-month-old Runa Begum, who suffers from Hydrocephalus, a medical condition that causes abnormal accumulation of fluid in cavities of the brain, rests inside her house at Jirania Khola village in India's northeastern state of Tripura April 12, 2013. Fatima, mother of Begum, says her daughter has been suffering since she was born and the doctors in the region are unable to improve the condition of her child. Begum's father Abdul Rehman, who works in a brick factory, says that they are unable to treat their daughter due to their financial problems. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey ( INDIA/ )
Abdul Rehman holds his 16-month-old daughter Runa Begum, who suffers from Hydrocephalus, a medical condition that causes abnormal accumulation of fluid in cavities of the brain, inside their house at Jirania Khola village in India's northeastern state of Tripura April 12, 2013. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey ( INDIA/ )
Indian daily laborer, Abdul Rahman, 26, holds his 18 month old daughter, Roona Begum, suffering from Hydrocephalus,a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling, in front of their home in Jirania village on the outskirts of Agartala, the capital of northeastern state of Tripura on April 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ STR ARINDAM DEY/AFP/Getty Images ( 518842039 )
Indian daily laborer, Abdul Rahman, 26, fans his 18 month old daughter, Roona Begum, suffering from Hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling, in their home in Jirania village on the outskirts of Agartala, the capital of northeastern state of Tripura on April 12, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ STRARINDAM DEY/AFP/Getty Images ( 518842048 )
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