Maternal-Fetal-Obstetrics/Gynecology Ultrasound Glossary
Glossary of Congenital Anomalies
Hydrocephalus
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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- APERTURA LATERALIS VENTRICULI QUARTI, ATRESIA OF
Atresia of the apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti is an atresia of the lateral aperture of the fourth ventricle
SYNONYM: Atresia of the Foramen of Luschka
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- APERTURA MEDIANA VENTRICULI QUARTI, ATRESIA OF
Atresia of the apertura mediana ventriculi quarti is an atresia of the median portion of the fourth ventricle
SYNONYM: Atresia of the Foramen of Magendie
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- AQUEDUCTUS CEREBRI, ATRESIA OF
Atresia of the aqueductus cerebri is an absence or closure of the aqueduct of the cerebrum from the third to the fourth ventricle through the mesencephalon
SYNONYM: Atresia of the Aqueductus of Sylvius
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- AQUEDUCTUS CEREBRI, SEPTUM OF
Septum of aqueductus cerebri is a partition or division of the aqueduct so that there are two or more channels, usually resulting in obstructive hydrocephalus because the channels are small
SYNONYM: Forking of the Aqueductus Cerebri
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- AQUEDUCTUS CEREBRI, STENOSIS OF
Stenosis of aqueductus cerebri is a narrowing of the channel or aqueduct from the third to the fourth ventricle through the mesencephalon
SYNONYM: Stenosis of the Aqueductus of Sylvius
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- HYDRANENCEPHALY
Hydranencephaly is almost or complete absence of the cerebral hemispheres, which arc only represented by thin glial membranes. The space is filled by cerebrospinal fluid and is readily transilluminated
SYNONYM: Internal Hydrocephalus
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- HYDROCEPHALUS, CONGENITAL
Congenital hydrocephalus is the accumulation of excessive amounts of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain
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Knowledge Base Adopted from |
The American Collage of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Committee on Terminology
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Edward C. Hughes, M.D., Chairman and Editor-in-Chief |
Craig W. Muckle, M.D., Co-Chairman |
Members
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Russell R. deAlvarez, M.D. |
C. Paul Hodgkinson, M.D. |
Myron Gordon, M.D. |
Schuyler G. Kohl, M.D. |
W.R. Carl Tupper, M.D. |
Paul D. Bruns, M.D. |
Luigi Mastroianni, M.D. |
Roy G. Holly, M.D. |
Donald G. McKay, M.D. |
S. Leon Israel, M.D. |
Edith L. Potter, M.D. |
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