See Also: hydrocephalus(encyclopedia)
hydrocephalus(dictionary)
Hydrocephalus(medicine)
Hydrocephalus(health)
postmeningitic hydrocephalus(medicine)
secondary hydrocephalus(medicine)
congenital hydrocephalus(medicine)
noncommunicating hydrocephalus(medicine)
communicating hydrocephalus(medicine)
hydrocephalus ex vacuo(medicine)

Hydrocephalus (health)


A relatively rare condition caused by swelling of the fluid-filled cavities in the brain (called ventricles), hydrocephalus or "water on the brain" is sometimes the first sign of spina bifida or can be caused by a tumor or surgery to close an open spinal column.