Hydrocephalus

external

• Synonyms

  • Dilated ventricles

• Causes

  • Blocked CSF drainage
  • Arnold-Chiari malformation
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis
  • Achondroplasia

• Effects

  • Cerebral lesion
  • Precocious puberty
  • Syringomyelia

• Parents

  • Central nervous system pathology

• Treatments

  • Crainiotomy