Hydrocephalus in Cats
 
Hydrocephalus is the abnormal dilation, or expansion, of the ventricular system due to an increased volume of spinal fluid. In this case, the ventricles that are connected with the spinal cord are the ventricles that are being affected. The abnormal dilation may affect only one side of the brain, or both sides. It may involve the entire ventricular system (a set of hollow structures in the brain continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord), or only elements next to a site of ventricular system obstruction.
 
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