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Understanding Hydrocephalus Types and Causes by Baraka Sayore is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Hydrocephalus is an excess of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles caused by an imbalance between CSF production and absorption. 2. It can be communicating or non-communicating depending on whether there is free communication between the ventricles and basal cisterns. 3. Imaging studies like CT and MRI are used to identify the location and cause of obstruction and to monitor treatment.
- Author
- Baraka Sayore
- Language
- EN