Hydrocephalus

Meaning “water on (or in) the brain”, this word refers to an anatomical state in which there is an abnormally large volume of cerebrospinal fluidThis clear, water-like fluid forms, for the most part, within the brain, more specifically inside the ventricles of the ... within the head. Most often this excess fluid accumulates within the ventriclesThe brain is not an entirely solid organ. There are chambers within the brain, referred to as ventricles or, more correc... of the brain and the word ventriculomegalySee hydrocephalus. may be used synonymously. Some authorities teach that the word ventriculomegalySee hydrocephalus. simply describes large ventriclesThe brain is not an entirely solid organ. There are chambers within the brain, referred to as ventricles or, more correc... and that the word hydrocephalus should be reserved to indicate that the enlarged ventriclesThe brain is not an entirely solid organ. There are chambers within the brain, referred to as ventricles or, more correc... are generating symptoms. Cerebrospinal fluidThis clear, water-like fluid forms, for the most part, within the brain, more specifically inside the ventricles of the ... may also accumulate over the surface of the brain but inside the duraThis is the outer, most prominent and the toughest of the three different membranes that invest the brain and spinal cor..., in which case the term “external hydrocephalus” is sometimes used. Read more