Hydrocephalus and elevated intracranial venous pressure. Case report.
An infant with a large arteriovenous malformation and communicating hydrocephalus is described. The author suggests that the hydrocephalus is caused by impaired absorption of cerebrospinal fluid due to increased intracranial venous pressure.
D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male