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HYDROCEPHALUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hydrocephalus" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Derivation:
hydrocephalic (relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus)
Context examples:
Patients may develop seizures, hydrocephalus, encephalopathy and meningoencephalitis.
(Cysticercosis, NCI Thesaurus)
It may result in hydrocephalus.
(Arnold-Chiari Malformation, NCI Thesaurus)
Mutation of the gene is associated with hydrocephalus due to stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius (HSAS), mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs syndrome (MASA or CRASH syndrome), spastic paraplegia 1, X-linked and agenesis of the corpus callosum, X-linked, partial and may contribute to intestinal aganglionosis in Hirschsprung disease.
(L1CAM wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
An unusually large head is the main sign of congenital hydrocephalus.
(Hydrocephalus, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Case reports of sudden death due to acute obstructive hydrocephalus are in the literature.
(Intracranial Colloid Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
Hydrocephalus is a disorder that fills the brain with excess cerebrospinal fluid.
(Scientists uncover nuclear process in the brain that may affect disease, NIH)
Hydrocephalus can also happen after birth.
(Hydrocephalus, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Hydrocephalus can permanently damage the brain, causing problems with physical and mental development.
(Hydrocephalus, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Hydrocephalus is the buildup of too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.
(Hydrocephalus, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
This is called acquired hydrocephalus.
(Hydrocephalus, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
