Hydrocephalus is an active distension of the ventricular system of the brain resulting from inadequate passage of CSF from its point of production within the cerebral ventricles to its point of absorption into the systemic circulation. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19410151 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18211712 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Nonsyndromal hydrocephalus Too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain Hydrocephaly
Term information
- SNOMEDCT_US:230745008
- UMLS:C0020255
Hydrocephalus results from an imbalance between the rate of production of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), mainly in the choroid plexus, and its reabsorption in the subarchnoid space over brain and spinal cord.
Term relations
- has part some (
increased amount and
characteristic of some (
brain ventricle and
part of some cerebrospinal fluid) and
has modifier some abnormal)