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Hydrocephalus has long been recognized as a common complication of traumatic brain injury and can present acutely due to obstruction of CSF pathways or in a delayed fashion following subarachnoid hemorrhage, meningitis, or other causes of altered CSF hydrodynamics. This condition has taken on greater significance with the widespread use of decompressive craniectomy. Post-traumatic hydrocephalus (accompanied by raised intracranial pressure) must be distinguished from post-traumatic ventriculomegaly in order to ensure appropriate treatment.
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Ochieng, D., Figaji, A., Fieggen, G. (2019). Post-traumatic Hydrocephalus. In: Cinalli, G., Özek, M., Sainte-Rose, C. (eds) Pediatric Hydrocephalus. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27250-4_68
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