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Hydrocephalus (water-head, term derived from Greek) is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, usually due to blockage of CSF outflow in the ventricles or in the subarachoid space at the base of the brain. This increase in intracranial volume results in elevated intracranial pressure and possible compression of the brain. Clinical presentation Hydrocephalus is one of the many conditions that causes an increased intracranial pressure. Clinical mani ...
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Resources
- About Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (Hydrocephalus Association)
- About Shunts (Hydrocephalus Association)
- Adult Onset Hydrocephalus (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
- Arnold-Chiari Malformation (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hydrocephalus (National Institutes of Health)
- Computed Tomography (CT)-Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Craniosynostosis (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Dandy-Walker Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Dandy-Walker Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Hydrocephalus (National Institutes of Health)
- Hydrocephalus (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Hydrocephalus (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hydrocephalus (Cleveland Clinic)
- Hydrocephalus (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Hydrocephalus (Medline Plus)
- Hydrocephalus (Google Health)
- Hydrocephalus (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Hydrocephalus (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Hydrocephalus (MayoClinic)
- Hydrocephalus - Normal Pressure (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Hydrocephalus Association
- Hydrocephalus Diagnosed in Young and Middle-Aged Adults (SHYMA) (Hydrocephalus Association)
- Hydrocephalus in Infants and Children (Hydrocephalus Association)
- La Hidrocefalia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, HHS)
- La Hidrocefalia (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- MR Imaging (MRI)-Head (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- NIEHS Study Identifies Gene for Hydrocephalus in Mice (National Institutes of Health)
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Cleveland Clinic)
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Information Page (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke)
- Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Talking Hydrocephalus (Hydrocephalus Association)
- Ventricles of the Brain (Hydrocephalus Foundation, Inc.)
- What Is Neurosurgery? [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- What Is Prenatal Hydrocephalus? (Hydrocephalus Association)
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