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Hydrocephalus, Untreated hydrocephalus may result in death. 'Arrested' hydrocephalus is said to have occurred when the intracranial pressure (ICP) returns to norm...
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), What is normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)? Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) describes the condition of ventricular dilatation ...
This causes an increased pressure in the brain (hydrocephalus). Hydrocephalus needs to be treated urgently, as the pressure on the brain can cause brain damage. , Hydrocephalus...
Classic anatomical hallmarks of DWS are hypoplasia of the cerebellar vermis, antero-posterior enlargment of the posterior fossa, upward displacement of the torcula and transverse sinuses, and cystic d...
Obstruction to the flow and drainage of cerebrospinal fluid can cause a problem known as 'water on the brain' (hydrocephalus). This results in increased pressure and swelling, and the...
Disturbance of CSF circulation: obstructive hydrocephalus , communicating hydrocephalus. Obstruction to major venous sinuses: depressed fractures overlying major venous sinuses, ...
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow can be disrupted and hydrocephalus can result. How common is spina bifida? (Epidemiology) The prevalence varies across time, by region and by both ra...
Care bundles may focus on minimal handling (to avoid blood pressure and then cerebral blood flow) changes and nursing with the head in a midline position. [ 9 ] Long-term management may be required, ...
Craniopharyngiomas - short stature, visual field defects, hormonal abnormalities and hydrocephalus. Pineal tumours - impaired upgaze, impaired accommodation and hydrocephalus. ...
Monitoring and managing complications For people with unexplained neurological deterioration after a subarachnoid haemorrhage, a non-contrast CT head scan should be offered as the first diagnost...
Some babies develop an accumulation of fluid in the brain, causing an increased pressure in the brain - this is called hydrocephalus. Premature babies are monitored so that this is picked up ...
Teratomas , which are found almost exclusively in males and tend to present in the second decade of life with hydrocephalus ± Parinaud's syndrome (see 'Presentation', below...
Fluid around the brain (hydrocephalus). Back pain and/or numbness in the legs, due to excessive curving of the spine, or narrowed spaces for the nerves to pass through.
As they extend they can also give fourth cranial nerve lesions and severe ipsilateral arm tremor, marked nystagmus, vertigo and vomiting, and can block CSF flow (obstructive hydrocephalus). ...
There is no associated hydrocephalus, and neural examination is often normal. Myelomeningocele: Occurs in 80-90% of spina bifida cystica cases. 80% are lumbosacral consisting...
Investigation of possible cranial abnormalities and hydrocephalus includes ultrasound, and CT and MRI scans. Detailed imaging of the craniocervical junction is particularly important in infan...
Raised intracranial pressure in the absence of a mass lesion or of hydrocephalus. It is often idiopathic. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) appears to be due to impaired cerebrospin...
Presentation [ 5 , 6 ] Severe growth restriction, microcephaly, hydrocephalus, corpus callosum agenesis. Severe general learning disability, severe limitation of comprehension and ...
To treat : Communicating hydrocephalus (also known as normal pressure hydrocephalus). Benign intracranial hypertension [ 6 ] .
Complications include seizures, hydrocephalus, intracranial hypertension and neurological deterioration [ 12 ] . Prognosis Long-term follow-up suggests a generally good prognosis b...