Hydrocephalus And the Disorders of CSF Circulation

00:00 - Intro
00:35​ - Objectives
01:23​ - Case presentation
03:01​ - Clinical features
05:45 - Diagnostic studies (imaging)
11:15 - Circulation of CSF
13:52 - Differential diagnosis: Non-communicating vs Communicating hydrocephalus
16:12 - Example disorders causing non-communicating hydrocephalus
22:18 - Bulk theory vs hydrodynamic theory
25:40 - Example disorders causing communicating hydrocephalus
30:58 - Long-term treatment of hydrocephalus

This video is intended for medical students in preclinical years and on clinical rotations to understand the clinical presentation, mechanisms and the disorders causing hydrocephalus.

Created by:
Igor Rybinnik MD
Produced and narrated by:
Igor Rybinnik MD
Neurology Clerkship Director
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Images adapted from, and redrawn whenever possible:
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Purulent meningitis gross pathology photo adapted from WikiDoc
Graff Radford NR, Jones DT. Continuum 2019;25(1):165-86
Kulkarni AV, et al. NEJM 2017;377(25):2456
Colloid cyst image courtesy of Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center
Hydrocephalus video courtesy of Dr. M. M. Haque (   / @drmmhaque  )
Ventriculostomy surgical demonstration video courtesy of Prof. Dr. med. Henry W. S. Schroeder, University Medicine Greifswald, Department of Neurosurgery (   • Ventriculostomy – Hydrocephalus cause...  .

Disclaimer: Please note that this material was simplified for educational purposes. For patient management, please review your clinical society's guidelines and engage expert consultation where appropriate. Also, the opinions of the presenters do not necessarily reflect those of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, or Rutgers University as a whole.