Svensk definition
Onormalt stor ansamling av cerebrospinalvätska i kraniet, som kan vara förenad med utvidgning av hjärnventriklarna, intrakraniellt övertryck, huvudvärk, trötthet, urininkontinens och ataxi.
Hydrocephalus
Vattenskalle
Engelsk definition
Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium which may be associated with dilation of cerebral ventricles, INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; HEADACHE; lethargy; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and ATAXIA.
Svenska synonymer
Hydrocefalus — Kommunicerande hydrocefalus — Obstruktiv hydrocefalus — Post-traumatic hydrocefalus
Engelska synonymer
Hydrocephaly — Cerebral Ventriculomegaly — Cerebral Ventriculomegalies — Ventriculomegalies, Cerebral — Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral — Communicating Hydrocephalus — Hydrocephalus, Communicating — Congenital Hydrocephalus — Hydrocephalus, Congenital — Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo — Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo — Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuos — Obstructive Hydrocephalus — Hydrocephalus, Obstructive — Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus — Hydrocephalus, Post-Traumatic — Post Traumatic Hydrocephalus — Aqueductal Stenosis — Aqueductal Stenoses — Stenoses, Aqueductal — Stenosis, Aqueductal — Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly — Cerebral Ventriculomegalies, Fetal — Cerebral Ventriculomegaly, Fetal — Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegalies — Ventriculomegalies, Fetal Cerebral — Ventriculomegaly, Fetal Cerebral