title: Valvular factors in hydrocephalus.
abstract: Various ways in which blockage of cerebrospinal fluid pathways can lead to increasing intracranial pressure and enlargement of the ventricles are discussed. The necessity of understanding the valvular morphology involved is stressed as fundamental to the search for optimal treatment methods.
authors.affiliation: Midland Centre for Neurosurgery and Neurology, Warley, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000502:physiology; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy