Hydrocephalus - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9535101625 ISBN 13: 9789535101628

Verlag: IntechOpen, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Description of hydrocephalus can be found in ancient medical literature from Egypt as old as 500 AD. Hydrocephalus is characterized by abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain. This results in the rise of intracranial pressure inside the skull causing progressive increase in the size of the head, seizure, tunneling of vision, and mental disability. The clinical presentation of hydrocephalus varies with age of onset and chronicity of the underlying disease process. Acute dilatation of the ventricular system manifests with features of raised intracranial pressure while chronic dilatation has a more insidious onset presenting as Adams triad. Treatment is generally surgical by creating various types of cerebral shunts. Role of endoscopic has emerged lately in the management of hydrocephalus.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: IntechOpen
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9535101625
• ISBN 13: 9789535101628
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 228
• Herausgeber: Pant Sadip, Cherian Iype
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland