Hydrocephalus

"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.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.602
Concept/Terms	Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus Hydrocephaly Cerebral Ventriculomegaly Cerebral Ventriculomegaly Cerebral Ventriculomegalies Ventriculomegalies, Cerebral Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral Communicating Hydrocephalus Communicating Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus, Communicating Congenital Hydrocephalus Congenital Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus, Congenital Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuos Obstructive Hydrocephalus Obstructive Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus, Obstructive Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus, Post-Traumatic Post Traumatic Hydrocephalus 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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hydrocephalus".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Hydrocephalus [C10.228.140.602]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hydrocephalus".

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Bar chart showing 57 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	0	3
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	1	2
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	2	0	2
2005	2	0	2
2007	1	1	2
2008	3	2	5
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	3	1	4
2014	4	0	4
2015	3	1	4
2016	2	1	3
2017	1	1	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	2	2	4
2021	3	0	3
2022	0	1	1
2023	2	0	2
2024	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydrocephalus" by people in Profiles.

El-Hajj VG, ?hl?n E, Sandvik U, Pettersson-Segerlind J, Atallah E, Jabbour P, Bydon M, Daniels DJ, Elmi-Terander A, Edstr?m E. Long-term outcomes following posterior fossa decompression in pediatric patients with Chiari malformation type 1, a population-based cohort study. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2024 11 18; 166(1):460.

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Campbell J, Legare JM, Piatt J, Gough E, Pauli RM, Hashmi SS, Rodriguez-Buritica DF, Modaff P, Little ME, Serna ME, Smid CJ, Dujmusic L, Hecht JT, Hoover-Fong JE, Bober MB. Achondroplasia Natural History Study (CLARITY): 60-year experience with hydrocephalus in achondroplasia from four skeletal dysplasia centers. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2023 12 01; 32(6):649-656.

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Nahm NJ, Mackenzie WGS, Mackenzie WG, Gough E, Hashmi SS, Hecht JT, Legare JM, Little ME, Modaff P, Pauli RM, Rodriguez-Buritica DF, Serna ME, Smid CJ, Hoover-Fong J, Bober MB. Achondroplasia natural history study (CLARITY): 60-year experience in orthopedic surgery from four skeletal dysplasia centers. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 06 06; 18(1):139.

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Reis LM, Maheshwari M, Capasso J, Atilla H, Dudakova L, Thompson S, Zitano L, Lay-Son G, Lowry RB, Black J, Lee J, Shue A, Kremlikova Pourova R, Vaneckova M, Skalicka P, Jedlickova J, Trkova M, Williams B, Richard G, Bachman K, Seeley AH, Costakos D, Glaser TM, Levin AV, Liskova P, Murray JC, Semina EV. Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome: more than meets the eye. J Med Genet. 2023 04; 60(4):368-379.

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Marguet F, Vezain M, Marcorelles P, Audebert-Bellanger S, Cassinari K, Drouot N, Chambon P, Gonzalez BJ, Horowitz A, Laquerriere A, Saugier-Veber P. Neuropathological hallmarks of fetal hydrocephalus linked to CCDC88C pathogenic variants. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2021 06 06; 9(1):104.

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White MD, McDowell MM, Agarwal N, Greene S. Shunt infection and malfunction in patients with myelomeningocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 05 01; 27(5):518-524.

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Kim A, Lim D, Piatt J. Low-pressure CSF shunt malfunction without preceding lumbar puncture treated by epidural blood patch: report of 2 cases. Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 03; 37(3):973-976.

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Madsen JR, Boyle TP, Neuman MI, Park EH, Tamber MS, Hickey RW, Heuer GG, Zorc JJ, Leonard JR, Leonard JC, Keating R, Chamberlain JM, Frim DM, Zakrzewski P, Klinge P, Merck LH, Piatt J, Bennett JE, Sandberg DI, Boop FA, Hameed MQ. Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Thermal Evaluation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Flow in Shunt Malfunction: A Prospective, Multi-Site, Operator-Blinded Study. Neurosurgery. 2020 10 15; 87(5):939-948.

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Halperin JJ, Pascual-Leone A, Saper CB. Symptomatic Hydrocephalus with Normal Cerebrospinal Pressure and Alzheimer's Disease. Ann Neurol. 2020 10; 88(4):685-687.

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LeHanka A, Piatt J. Readmission and reoperation for hydrocephalus: a population-based analysis across the spectrum of age. J Neurosurg. 2020 May 29; 134(3):1210-1217.

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