noncommunicating hydrocephalus
(nŏn′kə-myōō′nĭ-kā′tĭng)- A form of hydrocephalus in which the ventricles of the brain are blocked and cerebrospinal fluid cannot pass to the subarachnoid space.obstructive hydrocephalus
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