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HYDROCEPHALUS Brain ultrasound through an
open fontanelle of a puppy with presumptive hydro-
cephalus. Dorsally, a thin rim of remaining cerebral
cortex with meninges (arrow) is seen; immediately
below is hypoechoic fluid with particles (white asterisk)
and the hyperechoic thalamus (black asterisk).

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