Catalog

Postinfective hydrocephalus

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Postinfective hydrocephalus – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1221858018

A condition which refers to accumulation of CSF within the cranial cavity secondary to an infectious process. Fibrous adhesions can develop in the ventricles and arachnoid villi, as well as in the basal cysterns.