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hydrocephalus
Thursday 3 July 2003
hydrocephalia, hydrocephaly
Definition: Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricular system of the brain. The two common types are communicating hydrocephalus and noncommunicating hydrocephalus, distinguished according to whether there is or is not obstruction to the outflow of cerebrospinal fluid.
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Aqueduct stenosis
Types
communicating hydrocephalus
noncommunicating hydrocephalus
normal-pressure hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus of childhood
Hydrocephalus of childhood may be associated with:
intracranial haemorrhage
infection
aqueductal stenosis
Arnold-Chiari malformation and spina bifida
Dandy-Walker syndrome (DWS)
Subtypes
fetal hydrocephaly (congenital hydrocephalus)
