account of cerebrospinal fluid circulation and hydrocephalus?
Hydrocephalus is ventricular enlargement with excessive CSF. Manifestations include an enlarged head and brain atrophy. Increased cranial pressure causes irritability and bulging fontanelles in infants. Diagnosis is by ultrasonography in neonates and by CT or MRI in older infants. Treatment usually is with a ventricular shunt procedure. Please see the web pages for more details on Hydrocephalus, Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), Cerebrospinal fluid and Neurologic diagnostic procedures.