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Preferred term

Hydrocephalus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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. Enlargement of CEREBRAL VENTRICLES. Although it is often isolated without other CNS anomalies it can be associated with other congenital malformations (e.g., ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; DANDY-WALKER MALFORMATION, and ACROCALLOSAL SYNDROME).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Hydrocephaly

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LKX65X25-K

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