What is hydrocephalus ?
It is a condition that result from excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain.
Cause
•genetic inheritance
•developmental disorder
•complication of premature birth such as intraventricular hemorrhage
•disease , tumors , traumatic head injury
Pathophysiology
Ventricular dilation produces an increase in ICP. Compression of adjacent brain structure and cerebral
blood vessels may lead to ischemia and eventually cell death.
Signs and symptoms
•vomiting
•sleepiness
•itritability
•seizures
•rapid increase in head circumference
•downward deviation of the eyes
Diagnostic
•x-ray
•angiography
•CT scan
•ventriculography
Treatment
•surgical correction
•antibiotics
•serial lumbar puncture
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy