Diseases

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.

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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.

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27 entry terms
  • Hydrocephaly
  • Aqueductal Stenosis
  • Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
  • Communicating Hydrocephalus
  • Congenital Hydrocephalus
  • Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
  • Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo
  • Obstructive Hydrocephalus
  • Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus
  • Aqueductal Stenoses
  • Cerebral Ventriculomegalies
  • Cerebral Ventriculomegalies, Fetal
  • Cerebral Ventriculomegaly, Fetal
  • Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegalies
  • Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo
  • Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuos
  • Hydrocephalus, Communicating
  • Hydrocephalus, Congenital
  • Hydrocephalus, Obstructive
  • Hydrocephalus, Post-Traumatic
  • Post Traumatic Hydrocephalus
  • Stenoses, Aqueductal
  • Stenosis, Aqueductal
  • Ventriculomegalies, Cerebral
  • Ventriculomegalies, Fetal Cerebral
  • Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral
  • Ventriculomegaly, Fetal Cerebral

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.602w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hydrocephalus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006849. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006849
  2. Hydrocephalus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocephalus
  3. Hydrocephalus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193003