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obstructive hydrocephalus

obstructive hydrocephalus Obstructive hydrocephalus is a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles caused by a blockage somewhere in the ventricular system.

Obstructive hydrocephalus is a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles caused by a blockage somewhere in the ventricular system. The blockage stops the fluid from flowing normally into the subarachnoid space.

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