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The pathophysiologic sequences of events leading to the hydrocephalic State is usually attributed to an imbalance between CSF formation and absorption, with the excess CSF being stored in the ventricles. Intuitively one would expect the progressive increase in intracranial volume to create intracranial hypertension, a finding conspicuously absent in many hydrocephalics in the pediatric age group (DiRocco et al. 1975, Hayden et al. 1970). The failure in many studies to find intracranial hypertension leads to the inference that the biomechanical property of the brain and its coverings must be altered by the hydrocephalic process in order to dissipate pressure.
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Shapiro, K., Marmarou, A. (1983). Abnormal Brain Compliance as a Cause of Hydrocephalus in Children. In: Ishii, S., Nagai, H., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure V. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69204-8_106
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