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Hydrocephalus

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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.     
See Also Cerebral Ventriculitis; Intracranial Hypertension; Macrocephaly
Examples Dandy-Walker Syndrome; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure 		Other names Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus; Obstructive Hydrocephalus; Congenital Hydrocephalus; Communicating Hydrocephalus; Ventriculomegaly, Fetal Cerebral; Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral; Ventriculomegalies, Fetal Cerebral; Ventriculomegalies, Cerebral; Stenosis, Aqueductal; Post Traumatic Hydrocephalus; Hydrocephalus, Post-Traumatic; Hydrocephalus, Obstructive; Stenoses, Aqueductal; Hydrocephalus, Congenital; Hydrocephalus, Communicating; Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuos; Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo; Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegalies; Cerebral Ventriculomegaly, Fetal; Cerebral Ventriculomegalies, Fetal
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Palmer Pagon syndrome  0   *Hydrocephalus Umbilicus/abnormalities.
Baker Vinters syndrome  0   *Hydrocephalus *Craniofacial Abnormalities Cerebral Aqueduct/abnormalities.
Beemer Ertbruggen syndrome  0   *Facies *Heart Defects, Congenital *Hydrocephalus Bone and Bones/abnormalities Genitalia, Male/abnormalities.
Kozlowski Brown Hardwick syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Hydrocephalus Bone and Bones/abnormalities.
Yim Ebbin syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Cleft Lip *Coloboma *Cleft Palate *Ectromelia *Hydrocephalus.
Bor-Duane hydrocephalus contiguous gene syndrome  0   *Duane Retraction Syndrome *Hydrocephalus *Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome Carpal Bones/abnormalities.
VACTERL hydrocephaly  0   *Heart Defects, Congenital *Hydrocephalus *Limb Deformities, Congenital Anal Canal/abnormalities Esophagus/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
VACTERL association with hydrocephaly, X-linked  0   *Hydrocephalus *Heart Defects, Congenital *Limb Deformities, Congenital *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Anal Canal/abnormalities Esophagus/abnormalities Kidney/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities Trachea/abnormalities.
Waaler Aarskog syndrome  0   *Hydrocephalus *Scoliosis Scapula/abnormalities Spine/abnormalities.
Clark-Baraitser syndrome  0   *Growth Disorders *Hydrocephalus *Obesity *Facies *Mental Retardation, X-Linked.
Hydrolethalus syndrome  0   *Hand Deformities, Congenital *Heart Defects, Congenital *Hydrocephalus.
Hydrocephalus, X-linked  0   *Hydrocephalus *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Cerebral Aqueduct/abnormalities.
Cole Carpenter syndrome  0   *Craniosynostoses *Eye Abnormalities *Hydrocephalus *Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Hydrocephalus, endocardial fibroelastosis, and cataracts  0   *Cataract *Endocardial Fibroelastosis *Hydrocephalus.
Schwartz Cohen-Addad Lambert syndrome  0   *Hydrocephalus *Melanosis/congenital *Meningomyelocele.
Daish Hardman Lamont syndrome  0   *Growth Disorders *Hydrocephalus *Joint Instability *Kyphosis *Scoliosis.
Daentl Towsend Siegel syndrome  0   *Hydrocephalus *Nephritis, Hereditary *Scleral Diseases.
Iris dysplasia hypertelorism deafness  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Hydrocephalus *Facies *Hearing Loss Anterior Chamber/abnormalities.
Game Friedman Paradice syndrome  0   *Foot Deformities, Congenital *Growth Disorders *Hydrocephalus *Craniofacial Abnormalities Intestines/abnormalities.
Aase Smith syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Cleft Palate *Contracture *Hydrocephalus *Limb Deformities, Congenital.
Radius absent anogenital anomalies  0   *Bone Diseases, Developmental *Hydrocephalus *Hypospadias *Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Fingers/abnormalities Radius/abnormalities.

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