Famous People With Hydrocephalus
- Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria 1835-1848, had mild to moderate hydrocephalus, which contributed to his noted epilepsy and low intelligence.
- Author Sherman Alexie was born with Hydrocephalus, which he wrote about in his semi-autobiographical junior fiction novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
- The fictional slasher character Jason Voorhees in the film Friday the 13th was revealed to have suffered from hydrocephalus in the first movie.
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