Concepts of cerebral venous drainage and the aetiology of hydrocephalus.
Evidence is reviewed that an insufficient venous flow from the brain can cause cerebral atrophy and ventricular dilatation. The belief that hydrocephalus could not be caused by venous obstruction is the result of erroneous or inadequate concepts of venous anatomy.
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D000818:Animals; D001284:Atrophy; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology*