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Hydrocephalus is defined as an increase of the amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the cerebral ventricles and/or subarachnoid spaces of the brain which equals an enlargement of the intracranial spaces containing CSF.
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Trojanowski, T. (2009). Hydrocephalus in Adults (Including Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Syndrome). In: Sindou, M. (eds) Practical Handbook of Neurosurgery. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-84820-3_27
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