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Hydrocephalus

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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/18211712 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19410151 ]

Term info

Label

Hydrocephalus

Synonyms
  • Hydrocephaly
  • Nonsyndromal hydrocephalus
  • Too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain
database cross reference
layperson term
Too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain [ orcid.org/0000-0002-6548-5200 ]

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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.

has alternative id

HP:0007189, HP:0008503

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human_phenotype

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HP:0000238

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