Catalog

Communicating hydrocephalus due to certain specified causes

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Link to WHO Definition

Communicating hydrocephalus due to certain specified causes – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/916379943

Hydrocephalus is a rare event of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis and infrequently occurs in cases of single suture synostosis. In contrast, hydrocephalus is a frequent finding of syndromic craniostenosis, especially of Crouzon's and Apert's syndromes. Jugular foramen stenosis and crowding of the posterior fossa are probably the two main factors responsible for the hydrocephalus.