"Hydrocephalus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D006849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.602
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebral Ventriculomegaly- Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
- Cerebral Ventriculomegalies
- Ventriculomegalies, Cerebral
- Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral
Aqueductal Stenosis- Aqueductal Stenosis
- Aqueductal Stenoses
- Stenoses, Aqueductal
- Stenosis, Aqueductal
Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly- Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
- Cerebral Ventriculomegalies, Fetal
- Cerebral Ventriculomegaly, Fetal
- Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegalies
- Ventriculomegalies, Fetal Cerebral
- Ventriculomegaly, Fetal Cerebral
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydrocephalus" by people in Profiles.
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Relations of hippocampal and ventricle volumes to Memory Outcomes in the Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) prenatal surgery clinical trial. Neuropsychology. 2025 Feb; 39(2):162-171.
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RGS22 maintains the physiological function of ependymal cells to prevent hydrocephalus. Sci China Life Sci. 2025 Feb; 68(2):441-453.
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Predicting Shunt Dependency from the Effect of Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage on Ventricular Size. Neurocrit Care. 2022 12; 37(3):670-677.
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Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele and School-age Functional Outcomes. Pediatrics. 2020 02; 145(2).
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Long-Term Intellectual and Fine Motor Outcomes in Spina Bifida Are Related to Myelomeningocele Repair and Shunt Intervention History. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2020 04; 26(4):364-371.
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Are Shunt Revisions Associated with IQ in Congenital Hydrocephalus? A Meta -Analysis. Neuropsychol Rev. 2016 12; 26(4):329-339.
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Postshunt lateral ventricular volume, white matter integrity, and intellectual outcomes in spina bifida and hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Apr; 15(4):410-9.
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Covert orienting in three etiologies of congenital hydrocephalus: the effect of midbrain and posterior fossa dysmorphology. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2014 Mar; 20(3):268-277.
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Neuropsychological profiles of children with aqueductal stenosis and Spina Bifida myelomeningocele. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2013 Feb; 19(2):127-36.
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Hydrocephalus status in spina bifida: an evaluation of variations in neuropsychological outcomes. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Sep; 8(3):289-98.