Preferred Name |
Communicating hydrocephalus |
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Definitions |
Communicating hydrocephalus may be caused by overproduction of CSF, defective absorption of CSF (the most common cause) or venous drainage insufficiency. A form of hydrocephalus in which there is no visible obstruction to the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid between the ventricles and subarachnoid space. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001334 |
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comment |
Communicating hydrocephalus may be caused by overproduction of CSF, defective absorption of CSF (the most common cause) or venous drainage insufficiency. |
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database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0009451 MSH:D006849 SNOMEDCT_US:271569006 |
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definition |
A form of hydrocephalus in which there is no visible obstruction to the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid between the ventricles and subarachnoid space. |
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HP:0001334 |
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label |
Communicating hydrocephalus |
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notation |
HP:0001334 |
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prefLabel |
Communicating hydrocephalus |
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