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Hydrocephalus (classification)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis not applicable

Classification and terminology used in hydrocephalus is often confusion, and the words "obstructive" and "communicating" are often believed to be antonyms, whereas in reality they represent two different aspects of CSF dynamics. 

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