Definition of hydrocephalus. Meaning of hydrocephalus. Synonyms of hydrocephalus

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Definition of hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus Hy`dro*ceph"a*lus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hydrocephalus; "y`dwr water + ? head.] (Med.) An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously.

Meaning of hydrocephalus from wikipedia

- to two per 1,000 newborns have hydrocephalus. Rates in the developing world may be higher. Normal pressure hydrocephalus is estimated to affect about 5...
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), also called malresorptive hydrocephalus, is a form of communicating hydrocephalus in which excess cerebrospinal fluid...
- complications from hydrocephalus or its treatment, which can include subdural haematomas or infection. The prognosis after successful hydrocephalus treatment is...
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (IPA: /ˌɒstioʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs ˌɪmpɜːrˈfɛktə/; OI), colloquially known as brittle bone disease, is a group of genetic disorders that all...
- intracranial pressure (ICP). Low pressure hydrocephalus appears to be a more acute form of normal pressure hydrocephalus. If not diagnosed in a timely fashion...
- profound hydrocephalus, typically beginning before birth. Due to its prenatal onset (i.e. before the bones of the skull have fused together), hydrocephalus ****ociated...
- F. (2006). "Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus may be a 'Two Hit' disease: Benign external hydrocephalus in infancy followed by deep white matter...
- especially those with shunted hydrocephalus, often have attention problems. Children with spina bifida and shunted hydrocephalus have higher rates of ADHD...
- the intracranial pressure. Hydrocephalus is an abnormal ac****ulation of CSF in the ventricles of the brain. Hydrocephalus can occur because of obstruction...
- Cerebral atrophy can be hard to distinguish from hydrocephalus because both cerebral atrophy and hydrocephalus involve an increase in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)...