Hydrocephalus Flashcards by Hamish Anderson | Brainscape

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Main causes of hydrocephalus

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Block of aqueduct

Problem with arachnoid granulations

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Common cause of hydrocephalous in infants

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Foramina of Monroe stenosis

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Commonest causes of communicating Hydrocephalus

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Infection

Haemorrhage

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Acute treatment for communicating hydrocephalus

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Lumbar Puncture

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Acute treatment for obstructive hydrocephalus

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External ventricular drain

endoscopic third ventriculostomy

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What is communicating hydrocephalus

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Problem with absorption of CSF

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What is obstructive hydrocephalus

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Block between on the ventricles

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