noncommunicating hydrocephalus

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• noncommunicating hydrocephalus — obstructive h …   Medical dictionary

• Hydrocephalus — is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain. The fluid is often under increased pressure and can compress and damage the brain. Hydrocephalus can arise before birth or any time afterward. It may be due to… …   Medical dictionary

• communicating hydrocephalus — hydrocephalus in which there is no obstruction in the ventricular system, and cerebrospinal fluid passes readily out of the brain into the spinal canal, but is not absorbed. Cf. obstructive h. (noncommunicating h.) …   Medical dictionary

• obstructive hydrocephalus — hydrocephalus due to ventricular block (q.v.); called also noncommunicating h. Cf. communicating h …   Medical dictionary

• veil — 1. SYN: velum (1). 2. SYN: caul (1). [L. velum] aqueduct v. a membrane obstructing the sylvian aqueduct, causing a noncommunicating hydrocephalus. Jackson v. SYN: Jackson membrane. Sattler v. a …   Medical dictionary

• Syringomyelia — Classification and external resources An idiopathic syrinx. See the thin light grey shape inside the spinal cord, placed at centre in the bottom half of the above image. ICD 10 G …   Wikipedia