"Hydrocephalus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.602
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebral Ventriculomegaly- Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
- Cerebral Ventriculomegalies
- Ventriculomegalies, Cerebral
- Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral
Aqueductal Stenosis- Aqueductal Stenosis
- Aqueductal Stenoses
- Stenoses, Aqueductal
- Stenosis, Aqueductal
Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly- Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
- Cerebral Ventriculomegalies, Fetal
- Cerebral Ventriculomegaly, Fetal
- Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegalies
- Ventriculomegalies, Fetal Cerebral
- Ventriculomegaly, Fetal Cerebral
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydrocephalus" by people in Profiles.
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Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Mini-Open Laparotomy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement in the Medicare Population. Neurosurgery. 2021 03 15; 88(4):812-818.
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Obstructive Hydrocephalus Due to Intraventricular Hemorrhage After Incidental Durotomy During Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 03 01; 43(5):E316-E319.
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Letter re: Diagnosis of ventriculostomy-related infection: Is cerebrospinal fluid lactate measurement a useful tool? J Clin Neurosci. 2018 02; 48:246.
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Patterns of Hydrocephalus Caused by Congenital Toxoplasma gondii Infection Associate With Parasite Genetics. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Dec 15; 61(12):1831-4.
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A fatal case of JC virus meningitis presenting with hydrocephalus in a human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative patient. Ann Neurol. 2014 Jul; 76(1):140-7.
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Improvement in clinical outcomes following optimal targeting of brain ventricular catheters with intraoperative imaging. J Neurosurg. 2014 Mar; 120(3):684-96.
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Preoperative third ventricular bowing as a predictor of endoscopic third ventriculostomy success. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Feb; 9(2):182-90.
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The green cerebrospinal fluid. Am J Med. 2011 May; 124(5):411-3.
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Cochlear implantation in the presence of a programmable ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Otol Neurotol. 2009 Sep; 30(6):704-7.
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Early experience from the application of a noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement of intracranial pressure in hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery. 2006 Nov; 59(5):1052-60; discussion 1060-1.