"Hydrocephalus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the cranium which may be associated with dilation of cerebral ventricles, INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; HEADACHE; lethargy; URINARY INCONTINENCE; and ATAXIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D006849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.602
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebral Ventriculomegaly- Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
- Cerebral Ventriculomegalies
- Ventriculomegalies, Cerebral
- Ventriculomegaly, Cerebral
Aqueductal Stenosis- Aqueductal Stenosis
- Aqueductal Stenoses
- Stenoses, Aqueductal
- Stenosis, Aqueductal
Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly- Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegaly
- Cerebral Ventriculomegalies, Fetal
- Cerebral Ventriculomegaly, Fetal
- Fetal Cerebral Ventriculomegalies
- Ventriculomegalies, Fetal Cerebral
- Ventriculomegaly, Fetal Cerebral
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hydrocephalus" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hydrocephalus" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydrocephalus" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of failure rates between full-barium and striped barium distal shunt catheters: a matched case-control study. Childs Nerv Syst. 2025 Jan 18; 41(1):92.
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Insights into the Role of the Glymphatic System in the Pathogenesis of Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus. Mol Neurobiol. 2025 May; 62(5):6537-6543.
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Does machine learning improve prediction accuracy of the Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Success Score? A contemporary Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network cohort study. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Dec 10; 41(1):42.
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Contemporary mortality of neonatal germinal matrix hemorrhage and incidence of hydrocephalus requiring cerebrospinal fluid diversion in a substantially rural patient population. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Dec 02; 41(1):25.
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Obstructive hydrocephalus due to developmental venous anomalies: a pediatric imaging case series. Neuroradiology. 2025 Feb; 67(2):493-497.
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Trends in the corpus of literature on endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a bibliometric analysis spanning 3 decades. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Oct 01; 34(4):334-346.
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North American Fetal Therapy Network: Maternal Outcomes in Fetal Aqueductal Stenosis. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2024; 51(6):612-616.
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Comparing ventriculoatrial and ventriculopleural shunts in pediatric hydrocephalus: a Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Oct 01; 34(4):305-314.
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Fetal surgery for open neural tube defect with severe ventriculomegaly. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Jul; 64(1):65-70.
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Assessment of Ventricular Size and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Children with Postnatal Closure of Myelomeningocele. J Pediatr. 2024 Nov; 274:114167.