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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Hydrocephalus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hidrocefalia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hidrocefalia
Synonyms
English
:
Communicating Hydrocephalus
Congenital Hydrocephalus
Obstructive Hydrocephalus
Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.602
C10.228.140.631.450
C16.614.414
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Intracranial Hypertension
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
7002
Unique Identifier:
D006849
Occurrence in VHL
:
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