COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS
\kəmjˈuːnɪkˌe͡ɪtɪŋ hˈa͡ɪdɹə͡ʊsfˌaləs], \kəmjˈuːnɪkˌeɪtɪŋ hˈaɪdɹəʊsfˌaləs], \k_ə_m_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_əʊ_s_f_ˌa_l_ə_s]\
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Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium which may be associated with dilation of cerebral ventricles, INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; HEADACHE; lethargy; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and ATAXIA (and in infants macrocephaly). This condition may be caused by obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid pathways due to neurologic abnormalities, INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; and other conditions. Impaired resorption of cerebrospinal fluid from the arachnoid villi results in a communicating form of hydrocephalus. Hydrocephalus ex-vacuo refers to ventricular dilation that occurs as a result of brain substance loss from CEREBRAL INFARCTION and other conditions.
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