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Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within and/or around the brain, which can cause pressure to increase in the skull. Symptoms may vary according to age. Headaches and double vision are common. Elderly adults with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) may have poor balance, difficulty controlling urination or mental…

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Causes
Neural tube defects, meningitis, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, brain bleed during birth, intraventricular hemorrhage
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms and medical imaging
Frequency
Varies throughout the world, from 1 per 256 live births to 1 per 9,000, depending on access to prenatal health care, prenatal tests, and abortion
Other names
Water on the brain
Prognosis
Variable, often normal life
Pronunciation
/ˌhaɪdroʊˈsɛfələs/

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related to Infants · 24
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related to Procedures · 16
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related to Adults · 13
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related to history · 13
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related to External hydrocephalus · 11
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related to Primary · 7
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may shunt csf fluid also brain symptoms pressure ventricles cause cerebrospinal due vomiting children normal common headaches include system skull

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HydrocephalusCausesNeural tube defects, meningitis, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, brain bleed during birth, intraventricular hemorrhage1.00infobox
HydrocephalusDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms and medical imaging1.00infobox
HydrocephalusFrequencyVaries throughout the world, from 1 per 256 live births to 1 per 9,000, depending on access to prenatal health care, prenatal tests, and abortion1.00infobox
HydrocephalusOther namesWater on the brain1.00infobox
HydrocephalusPrognosisVariable, often normal life1.00infobox
HydrocephalusPronunciation/ˌhaɪdroʊˈsɛfələs/1.00infobox
HydrocephalusRisk factorsSmoking1.00infobox
HydrocephalusSpecialtyNeurosurgery1.00infobox
HydrocephalusSymptomsBabies: rapid head growth, vomiting, sleepiness, seizures Older people: Headaches, double vision, poor balance, urinary incontinence, personality changes, mental impairment1.00infobox
HydrocephalusTreatmentSurgery1.00infobox
Hydrocephalusis acondition in which cerebrospinal fluid0.90text
Hydrocephalusis aendoscopic third ventriculostomy0.90text

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