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Hydrocephalus is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, leading to their enlargement and swelling.
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities, called ventricles, within the brain, which is caused by an abnormally large accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ). Hydrocephalus is the result of an imbalance between the formation and drainage of CSF.
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Term describing a condition in which fluid collects inside the skull. Hydrocephalus, which means literally " water on the brain, " is a condition in which excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collects inside the skull.
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
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The word hydrocephalus derives from the Greek words hydro , meaning water, and cephalus , meaning head. Hydrocephalus is the result of the excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
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