WORKSHOP IN HYDROCEPHALUS

hydrocephalus

hydrocephalus is a common finding in patient with extensive intracranial pathology. this finding may have obvious cause or even happened by a subtle abnormality. some of the normal looking ventricles are really hydrocephalus when compare with previous images and some are due to nph. communicating and non-communicating hydrocephalus should be separated to divided pathologic causes. this session ...

External hydrocephalus. Early finding in congenital communicating hydrocephalus.

Dilation of the subarachnoid channels overlying the cerebral hemispheres, ie, external hydrocephalus, can be an early anatomic-radiologic finding in some infants with congenital communicating hydrocephalus. This structural change may progress to ventricular dilation or internal hydrocephalus. Enlargement of the subarachnoid channels appears to occur during the first stage in the development of ...

Hydrocephalus in Africa:

Hydrocephalus in children.

The word "hydrocephalus" is derived from two Greek words: hydro meaning water; and cephalus meaning head; also known as "water on the brain". Historically it is believed to result from imbalance between CSF production and absorption, with net accumulation of fluid in the cranial cavity; characterized by increase in size of the cerebral ventricles. It is classified as: Communicating hydrocephalu...

Obstructive hydrocephalus in childhood.

The differential diagnosis of obstructive hydrocephalus in childhood involves a consideration of two main groups of cases, cerebellar tumours and obstructive lesions of a non-neoplastic nature. The most common of the non-neoplastic conditions are stenosis of the aqueduct of Silvius and obliteration of the outlet of the fourth ventricle. In the literature on obstructive hydrocephalus the radiolo...