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Multiloculated Hydrocephalus

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The term “multiloculated hydrocephalus” (MH) refers to the presence of an isolated CSF compartment or compartments within the ventricular system that may progressively enlarge despite a functioning shunt system (Spennato et al. 2004). It is a rare, severe, and variegated condition of increased intracranial pressure caused by enlarging isolated cystic or septated compartments within, or adjacent to, the ventricular system (Akbari et al. 2015).

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sanatorio Trinidad Palermo, Ciudad Autònoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Graciela Zuccaro

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Pediatria “Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan”, Ciudad Autònoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Javier González Ramos

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  1. International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

    Concezio Di Rocco

  2. Oakland Medical Center, Oakland, CA, USA

    Dachling Pang

  3. University of Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    James T. Rutka

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

    Concezio Di Rocco

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy

    G. Tamburrini

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Zuccaro, G., González Ramos, J. (2019). Multiloculated Hydrocephalus. In: Di Rocco, C., Pang, D., Rutka, J. (eds) Textbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31512-6_19-1

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