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hydrocephaly

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hydrocephalus, hydrocephaly
accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain because its normal outlet has been blocked by congenital malformation or disease. In infancy it usually results in great enlargement of the head
hydrocephaly [‚hī·drə′sef·ə·lē]
(medicine)
Increased volume of cerebrospinal fluid in the skull.
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Also available are pathological skull models which demonstrate conditions like microcephaly (an abnormally small skull), hydrocephaly (excess spinal fluid that puts pressure on the brain), cleft jaws or palates, and tempromandibular joint syndrome, a dysfunctional, often stress-related alignment of the jaw bone that can cause extreme ear, jaw, tooth and head pain.
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Other defects include "cleft palate and cleft lip and palate; anorectal atresia (abnormality of the anus/rectum); hydrocephaly (abnormal enlargement of the ventricles of the brain due to accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid); and a limb reduction anomaly," the authors said in the report dated February 11.
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He has only one functioning eye, he had a bilateral cleft palate, and he suffered from hydrocephaly.
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