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Hydrocephalus
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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Qualifiers
MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Hydrocephalus
Tree Number(s)
C10.228.140.602
Unique ID
D006849
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006849
Scope Note
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
.
Entry Term(s)
Aqueductal Stenosis
Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
Communicating Hydrocephalus
Congenital Hydrocephalus
Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo
Hydrocephaly
Obstructive Hydrocephalus
Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus
See Also
Cerebral Ventriculitis
Intracranial Hypertension
Megalencephaly
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2015/06/01
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemically induced (CI)
classification (CL)
complications (CO)
congenital (CN)
diagnosis (DI)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
diet therapy (DH)
drug therapy (DT)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
epidemiology (EP)
ethnology (EH)
etiology (ET)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiopathology (PP)
prevention & control (PC)
psychology (PX)
radiotherapy (RT)
rehabilitation (RH)
surgery (SU)
therapy (TH)
urine (UR)
veterinary (VE)
virology (VI)
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Acute Febrile Encephalopathy [C10.228.140.021]
Akinetic Mutism [C10.228.140.042]
Amblyopia [C10.228.140.055]
Amnesia, Transient Global [C10.228.140.060]
Auditory Diseases, Central [C10.228.140.068]
Basal Ganglia Diseases [C10.228.140.079]
Brain Abscess [C10.228.140.116]
Brain Damage, Chronic [C10.228.140.140]
Brain Death [C10.228.140.151]
Brain Diseases, Metabolic [C10.228.140.163]
Brain Edema [C10.228.140.187]
Brain Injuries [C10.228.140.199]
Brain Neoplasms [C10.228.140.211]
Cavernous Sinus Syndromes [C10.228.140.232]
Cerebellar Diseases [C10.228.140.252]
Cerebrovascular Disorders [C10.228.140.300]
Dementia [C10.228.140.380]
Diaschisis [C10.228.140.390]
Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder [C10.228.140.400]
Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430]
Encephalomalacia [C10.228.140.461]
Epilepsy [C10.228.140.490]
Headache Disorders [C10.228.140.546]
Hydrocephalus [C10.228.140.602]
Dandy-Walker Syndrome [C10.228.140.602.500]
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure [C10.228.140.602.750]
Hypothalamic Diseases [C10.228.140.617]
Hypoxia, Brain [C10.228.140.624]
Intracranial Hypertension [C10.228.140.631]
Intracranial Hypotension [C10.228.140.638]
Leukoencephalopathies [C10.228.140.695]
Neuroaxonal Dystrophies [C10.228.140.744]
Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy [C10.228.140.807]
Subdural Effusion [C10.228.140.870]
Thalamic Diseases [C10.228.140.915]
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Hydrocephalus
Preferred
Concept UI
M0010699
Scope Note
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
.
Terms
Hydrocephalus
Preferred Term
Term UI
T020657
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Hydrocephaly
Term UI
T368477
Date
11/03/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Communicating Hydrocephalus
Narrower
Concept UI
M0335280
Terms
Communicating Hydrocephalus
Preferred Term
Term UI
T368478
Date
11/03/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
Congenital Hydrocephalus
Narrower
Concept UI
M0335281
Terms
Congenital Hydrocephalus
Preferred Term
Term UI
T368479
Date
11/03/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
Obstructive Hydrocephalus
Narrower
Concept UI
M0335282
Terms
Obstructive Hydrocephalus
Preferred Term
Term UI
T368480
Date
11/03/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus
Narrower
Concept UI
M0335283
Terms
Post-Traumatic Hydrocephalus
Preferred Term
Term UI
T368481
Date
11/03/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo
Narrower
Concept UI
M0335284
Terms
Hydrocephalus Ex-Vacuo
Preferred Term
Term UI
T368482
Date
11/03/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
Aqueductal Stenosis
Narrower
Concept UI
M0544834
Terms
Aqueductal Stenosis
Preferred Term
Term UI
T768016
Date
03/26/2010
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
Related
Concept UI
M0544835
Scope Note
Enlargement of
CEREBRAL VENTRICLES
. Although it is often isolated without other CNS anomalies it can be associated with other congenital malformations (e.g.,
ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION
;
DANDY-WALKER MALFORMATION
, and
ACROCALLOSAL SYNDROME
).
Terms
Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
Preferred Term
Term UI
T768014
Date
03/26/2010
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2011)
Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
Related
Concept UI
M0544836
Terms
Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
Preferred Term
Term UI
T768015
Date
03/26/2010
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2011)
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