Disease or Syndrome
obstructive hydrocephalus
ob·struc·tive hy·dro·ceph·a·lus
Definitions related to obstructive hydrocephalus:
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(noncommunicating hydrocephalus) A form of hydrocephalus in which the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the cerebral ventricular system or in the outlets of the CSF to the arachnoid space is obstructed.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(non-communicating hydrocephalus) An abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain that occurs as a consequence of an obstruction at any location within the ventricular system that prevents cerebrospinal fluid flowing into the subarachnoid space.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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