Hydrocephalus |
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| Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo; Hydrocephaly; Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo; Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuos; Hydrocephalus, Communicating; Hydrocephalus, Congenital; Hydrocephalus, Obstructive; Hydrocephalus, Post-Traumatic; Post Traumatic Hydrocephalus | |
| Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium which may be associated with dilation of cerebral ventricles, INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; HEADACHE; lethargy; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and ATAXIA (and in infants macrocephaly). This condition may be caused by obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid pathways due to neurologic abnormalities, INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; and other conditions. Impaired resorption of cerebrospinal fluid from the arachnoid villi results in a communicating form of hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus ex-vacuo refers to ventricular dilation that occurs as a result of brain substance loss from CEREBRAL INFARCTION and other conditions. | |