Lorenzo Pontone was suffering from hydrocephalus, which is a buildup of fluid on the cerebral surface. Parents were provided the option of terminating their child’s education up to the end of the school year, but they declined. Lorenzo also suffered from severe ventriculomegaly, which is an enlargement of the ventricles of the brain. This resulted in a rupture of the brain.
Hydrocephalus affected the four-week-old baby, born with a head swollen to the size of a football, defying doctors who warned his mother to terminate her pregnancy because he would not be able to survive the birth process. Read the full story here ▶
