title: [Ventriculomegaly and its relation to skull circumference].
abstract: Since the possibility of brain visualisation with ultrasound ventriculomegaly can be found frequently in an early stage. Ventriculomegaly caused either by an increased intraventricular pressure or an atrophic process of cerebral tissue around the ventricles. An increase in headcircumference together with an increase in ventricular size will not give problems with the diagnosis increased intraventricular pressure. However, competition between brain tissue compliance and resistance of the skull will determine which will be the first one to increase. In this the age of the patient will play an important role. The histories of three patients demonstrate these problems. The follow up of headcircumference, ventricular diameter and knowledge of the intracranial pathology, given by transfontanellar sonography in infants will determine therapeutic management excellently, often because of absence of clinical signs. Finally, the effect of treatment given can be followed closely by these measurements in an easier way and more friendly to the patient than by CT-scans.
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002508:Cephalometry; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Ventriculomegalie en de relatie met de schedelomtrekmeting.