Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus

《英文msh詞典》Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus
[同義詞] Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus
[主題詞] Hydrocephalus
[中文釋義] 創傷后腦積水
[英文釋義] 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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