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hydrocephalus

vr.tr.hydrocephalus · INF.KNW

Let an agent explain hydrocephalus in general terms, relay types, causes, symptoms and treatments from neurosurgery sources, route signs of raised pressure or shunt malfunction to emergency care, describe the named forms, point families to specialist centres and patient organisations, and distinguish hydrocephalus from brain atrophy, macrocephaly and idiopathic intracranial hypertension, without diagnosing individuals.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain hydrocephalus in general terms, relay types, causes, symptoms and treatments from neurosurgery sources, route signs of raised pressure or shunt malfunction to emergency care, describe the named forms, point families to specialist centres and patient organisations, and distinguish hydrocephalus from brain atrophy, macrocephaly and idiopathic intracranial hypertension, without diagnosing individuals.

A condition in which cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain s ventricles, raising pressure or enlarging the ventricles, occurring as congenital hydrocephalus, sometimes due to aqueductal stenosis, including X-linked hydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius and rare syndromes such as Daentl-Townsend-Siegel syndrome, or acquired after haemorrhage, infection, tumours or injury, and classified as obstructive or communicating, with normal pressure hydrocephalus in older adults causing gait, memory and bladder problems; treatments include shunts and endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Severe headache, vomiting, drowsiness or, in infants, a bulging fontanelle, especially in someone with a shunt, need emergency care.

What it is for: Not applicable; a neurological condition.

It can be explain types and causes; relay treatments; describe named forms; route raised pressure signs to emergency care.

Distinguishing features

Excess CSF

Congenital or acquired

Surgically treatable

Shunt malfunction emergencies

What it looks like

In infants an enlarging head and bulging fontanelle; in adults often no visible signs.

Physical character

first ventriculoperitoneal shunts: 1950s note - valve shunts

NPH classic triad: gait disturbance, cognitive decline, urinary incontinence list

X-linked form gene: L1CAM gene

How it is recognised

Accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in brain ventricles

Aqueductal stenosis, obstructive hydrocephalus, communicating hydrocephalus, Daentl Townsend Siegel syndrome, X-linked hydrocephalus with aqueductal stenosis, congenital hydrocephalus

Brain atrophy enlarges spaces without excess pressure; macrocephaly is a large head from many causes; IIH raises pressure without enlarged ventricles

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

intracranial hypertension

is treated by -

cerebral shunt

includes -

normal pressure hydrocephalus

is contrasted with -

idiopathic intracranial hypertension

In practice

Families and kinds

congenital hydrocephalus

obstructive hydrocephalus

communicating hydrocephalus

normal pressure hydrocephalus

X-linked and syndromic forms

Standards and regulation

Neurosurgery guidelines

Newborn and prenatal screening practices

Failure modes and hazards

Missing shunt malfunction

Misdiagnosing NPH as dementia

Diagnosing individuals remotely

Also called

Aqueductal stenosisobstructive hydrocephaluscommunicating hydrocephalusDaentl Towsend Siegel syndromehydrocephalus with stenosis of the aqueduct of sylviuscongenital hydrocephalusmegalencephaly-polymicrogyria-postaxial polydactyly-hydrocephalus syndromeBaker Vinters syndromeisolated Dandy-Walker malformation with hydrocephalusCennamo Gangemi syndromeBOR-Duane hydrocephalus contiguous gene syndromecongenital non-communicating hydrocephaluscongenital communicating hydrocephalushydrocephalus, nonsyndromic, autosomal recessive 1hydrocephalus, nonsyndromic, autosomal recessive 2megalencephaly-polymicrogyria-polydactyly-hydrocephalus syndrome 1megalencephaly-polymicrogyria-polydactyly-hydrocephalus syndrome 2megalencephaly-polymicrogyria-polydactyly-hydrocephalus syndrome 3

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What hydrocephalus is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is hydrocephalus, and how does it differ from brain atrophy, macrocephaly and IIH? definition
  2. Are there severe headache, vomiting, drowsiness, seizures or a bulging fontanelle, especially with a shunt, in which case seek emergency care now? boundary

Forms

Named forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are aqueductal stenosis, obstructive, communicating, congenital and X-linked hydrocephalus and Daentl-Townsend-Siegel syndrome? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific form? action
Medical Causes and diagnosis.

Attribution.

Causes

Causes.

Causes

Causes.

  1. What causes congenital and acquired hydrocephalus? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Diagnosis

Diagnosis.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis.

  1. How is hydrocephalus diagnosed with ultrasound, CT and MRI? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Treatment Treatment.

Regulation.

Shunts

Shunts.

Shunts

Shunts.

  1. How do shunts work, and what are signs of malfunction or infection? provenance
  2. Which entry fits cerebral shunt? action

ETV

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy.

ETV

ETV.

  1. When is endoscopic third ventriculostomy used? provenance
  2. Which entry fits endoscopic third ventriculostomy? action
Context Living with hydrocephalus.

Context.

NPH

Normal pressure hydrocephalus.

NPH

NPH.

  1. Why can NPH be mistaken for dementia, and how is it assessed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits normal pressure hydrocephalus? action

Support

Support.

Support

Support.

  1. Which organisations support people with hydrocephalus? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Hydrocephalus Association? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should normal pressure hydrocephalus be a separate entry?
  • How should neurosurgery sources be linked?
  • Should the rare syndromes be separate entries?
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