Causes, classification, diagnostics and treatment of hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is a hydrodynamic disorder of the cerebrospinal cortex causing an enlargement of the ventricular system and increased pressure around the brain. Hydrocephalus can be divided into congenital and acquired, and, based on occurrence mechanism, into communicative (non-obstructive) and non...
| Published in: | Biomedicinska istraživanja |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bosnian |
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University of East Sarajevo
2019-12-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedicinskaistrazivanja.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/13-Saratlic-2019-2.pdf |
| Summary: | Hydrocephalus is a hydrodynamic disorder of the cerebrospinal cortex causing an enlargement of the ventricular
system and increased pressure around the brain. Hydrocephalus can be divided into congenital and acquired,
and, based on occurrence mechanism, into communicative (non-obstructive) and non-communicative (obstructive which can be congenital and acquired). There is also normal-pressure hydrocephalus, hydrocephalus ex
vacuo, and external hydrocephalus in newborns. In newborns and infants, the main diagnosis method is the
head ultrasound, through fontanels. After fontanel closure, diagnosis is established by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MR) and computed tomography (CT). Significant domination of obstructive hydrocephalus
over the other types of it has been established in a sample of patients with hydrocephalus treated at Department of Neurosurgery of the Clinical Center of Banja Luka in a two-year period. |
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| ISSN: | 1986-8529 1986-8537 |