occult hydrocephaly

occult hydrocephaly

[ə′kəlt ‚hī·drə′sef·ə·lē]

(medicine)

A syndrome in which the brain ventricular system is enlarged while cerebrospinal fluid pressure remains normal, causing dementia, disturbances of equilibrium, and disorders of sphincter control.

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