Abstract
Hydrocephalus is a common disease that occurs in pediatrics, and it may occur in the elderly. Hydrocephalus has three different types, including non-communicating, communicating, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the role of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of hydrocephalus disease of pediatric patients. The study was carried out in Ribat University Hospital and AL-Almal National Hospital during the period from March 2019 up to September 2019, selecting a random sample of 35 patients, 16 of them were males, and 19 were females with different ages who were transferred to CT department to make investigations. Brain ventricles were measured to determine the site of obstruction and then determine the type of hydrocephalus. The problem of the study is the increase in the number of cases with hydrocephalus. All axial images were studied by senior radiologists to diagnose the stage of hydrocephalus, types, and causes, The data were analyzed through the statistical package for social science. The results showed that hydrocephalus is more common in females (54.7 %) than in males (54.3 %), but with a small difference (0.4%). communicating and non-communicating showed the same result (57.1) %