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...
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), also called malresorptive hydrocephalus, is a form of communicating hydrocephalus in which excess cerebrospinal fluid...
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Dandy–Walker malformation (section Hydrocephalus)
complications from hydrocephalus or its treatment, which can include subdural haematomas or infection. The prognosis after successful hydrocephalus treatment is...
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L1 syndrome (redirect from Corpus callosum hypoplasia, retardation, aphasia, spastic paraplegia and hydrocephalus)
profound hydrocephalus, typically beginning before birth. Due to its prenatal onset (i.e. before the bones of the skull have fused together), hydrocephalus associated...
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F. (2006). "Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus may be a 'Two Hit' disease: Benign external hydrocephalus in infancy followed by deep white matter...
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Hydrocephalus ("water head") is an extinct genus of redlichiid trilobite that was very common during the Middle Cambrian of Eurasia and North America...
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especially those with shunted hydrocephalus, often have attention problems. Children with spina bifida and shunted hydrocephalus have higher rates of ADHD...
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Cerebral atrophy can be hard to distinguish from hydrocephalus because both cerebral atrophy and hydrocephalus involve an increase in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)...
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Osteogenesis imperfecta (IPA: /ˌɒstioʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs ˌɪmpɜːrˈfɛktə/; OI), colloquially known as brittle bone disease, is a group of genetic disorders that all...
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be used. Efforts to treat or prevent complications such as obesity, hydrocephalus, obstructive sleep apnea, middle ear infections or spinal stenosis may...
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Chiari malformation (redirect from Hydrocephalus - Arnold Chiari - allied disorders)
severe cases, paralysis. CM can sometimes lead to non-communicating hydrocephalus as a result of obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow. The...
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the intracranial pressure. Hydrocephalus is an abnormal accumulation of CSF in the ventricles of the brain. Hydrocephalus can occur because of obstruction...
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and neurosurgeon Kenneth Till. In 1960, Dahl's son Theo developed hydrocephalus after being struck by a taxicab. A standard Holter shunt was installed...
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (redirect from Otitic hydrocephalus)
(1931). "Otitic hydrocephalus". Brain. 54: 55–71. doi:10.1093/brain/54.1.55. Also printed in Symonds CP (January 1932). "Otitic hydrocephalus". Br Med J....
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273730 - THORACIC DYSPLASIA-HYDROCEPHALUS SYNDROME - OMIM". omim.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04. "Thoracic dysplasia-hydrocephalus syndrome (Concept Id: C1848864)...
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of the ventricle. Because of its location, it can cause obstructive hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure. Colloid cysts represent 0.5–1.0%...
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intracranial pressure (ICP). Low pressure hydrocephalus appears to be a more acute form of normal pressure hydrocephalus. If not diagnosed in a timely fashion...
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(2011-05-09). "Dr. Salomon Hakim – a Giant in the Field of Hydrocephalus". hydrocephalus Association. Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved...
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Pathologic macrocephaly may be due to megalencephaly (enlarged brain), hydrocephalus (abnormally increased cerebrospinal fluid), cranial hyperostosis (bone...
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obstructive hydrocephalus (e.g. aqueductal stenosis or intracerebral tumor), in the present day patients with communicating obstructive hydrocephalus (e.g....
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of the aqueduct can lead to hydrocephalus, specifically as a common cause of congenital and/or obstructive hydrocephalus. The aqueduct of Sylvius is the...
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lead to serious long-term consequences such as deafness, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, or cognitive deficits, especially if not treated quickly. In 2019,...
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procedure to place an external ventricular drain may be used to treat hydrocephalus or increased intracranial pressure, however, the use of corticosteroids...
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ventriculitis may obstruct the ventricular foramina and result in multicystic hydrocephalus with consequent long-lasting shunting difficulties and necrotizing meningoencephalitis...
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edema include but are not limited to communicating hydrocephalus, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. Hydrostatic extracellular brain edema is typically...
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malformation-hydrocephalus syndrome (HCDPH1, also known as Sagittal craniosynostosis, Dandy-Walker malformation and hydrocephalus, Dandy-Walker malformation...
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syndrome Hydranencephaly Hydrocephalus - Arnold Chiari - allied disorders Hydrocephalus autosomal recessive Hydrocephalus costovertebral dysplasia Sprengel...
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flow of cerebrospinal flud, leading to increased fluid in the brain (hydrocephalus). In the prenatal period, a single course of corticosteroids given from...
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is encountered. EVDs are a short-term solution to hydrocephalus, and if the underlying hydrocephalus does not eventually resolve, it may be necessary to...
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high levels of radiation. Hydranencephaly should not be confused with hydrocephalus, which is an accumulation of excess cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles...
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