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Hydrocephalus - Coggle Diagram
Hydrocephalus
Nursing intervention
Drainage of the CSF back into circulation
Sepsis and blockage of the shunt may occur
Surgical management needed
You need to monitor and do regular follow-up
Clinical manifestation
Enlargement of the head,widening of sutures and fontanelles in infancy
Developmental milestones may be retarded
Mental disorder
Convulsions
Causes
Developmental abnormalities of the brain
Over production of cerebrospinal fluid
Trauma
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Pathophysiology
Cerebrospinal fluid accumulates within cranial cavity ventricles of the brain
Causing an increase in pressure in the cranial cavity
Definition
Is the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain