Hydrocephaly

Introduction: Hydrocephaly

Description of Hydrocephaly

Hydrocephaly (medical condition): A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by a buildup of fluid inside the skull, abnormal brain development (corpus callosum) and a diaphragmatic hernia. See also Lurie-Kletsky syndrome:
  »Introduction: Lurie-Kletsky syndrome
  »Symptoms of Lurie-Kletsky syndrome

Hydrocephaly: SYN: hydrocephalus.
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Hydrocephaly: 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.
Source: Diseases Database

Hydrocephaly: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Hydrocephaly is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Hydrocephaly, or a subtype of Hydrocephaly, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Hydrocephaly as a Disease

Hydrocephaly: Another name for Lurie-Kletsky syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Lurie-Kletsky syndrome
  »Symptoms of Lurie-Kletsky syndrome

Causes of Hydrocephaly

Some of the causes of Hydrocephaly are included in the list below:

• Intraventricular haemorrhage
• Toxoplasma, congenital
• Neural tube defects
• Alexander disease
• Cloverleaf skull syndrome

See full list of 25 causes of Hydrocephaly (Lurie-Kletsky syndrome)

Symptoms of Hydrocephaly (Lurie-Kletsky syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Hydrocephaly incude:

• Diaphragmatic hernia
• Corpus callosum agenesis
• Buildup of fluid inside skull
• Fetal hydrops
• Excess amniotic fluid

See full list of 16 symptoms of Hydrocephaly (Lurie-Kletsky syndrome)

Hydrocephaly as a Symptom

Hydrocephaly (symptom): A condition which is characterized by marked dilatation of the cerebral ventricles.

Hydrocephaly (symptom): See Hydrocephaly (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Hydrocephaly:

• Hydrocephaly

Terms associated with Hydrocephaly:

Terms Similar to Hydrocephaly:

• Hydrocephalus
• Hydrencephalus
• Hydrencephaly

Source: Diseases Database

• Internal hydrocephalus (type)
• Ventriculomegaly
• Hydrocephalus
• Communicating hydrocephalus (type)

Source - NIH

External links related to: Hydrocephaly

• OMIM - HYDROCEPHALUS
• eMedicine - Hydrocephalus : Article by Eugenia-Daniela Hord, MD
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• eMedicine - Hydrocephalus : Article by Kamran Sahrakar, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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