A contemporary definition and classification of hydrocephalus

HL Rekate - Seminars in pediatric neurology, 2009 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the problems related to defining hydrocephalus and on the
development of a consensus on the classification of this common problem. Such a
consensus is needed so that diverse research efforts and plans of treatment can be
understood in the same context. The literature was searched to determine the definition of
hydrocephalus and to identify previously proposed classification schemes. The historic
perspective, purpose, and result of these classifications are reviewed and analyzed. The …