FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term hydrocephalus ID (Ontology) DOID:10908 (Human Disease)
Definition A cerebral degeneration characterized by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, leading to progressive enlargement of the head.
Also Known As "hydrocephalus, nonsyndromic, autosomal recessive" ; "hydrocephalus, X-linked"
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   |__cerebral degeneration
       |__hydrocephalus  6 rec.
           |__communicating hydrocephalus 1 rec.
           |   |__normal pressure hydrocephalus 1 rec.
           |__obstructive hydrocephalus
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    "hydrocephalus, X-linked" EXACT
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GARD:6682
ICD10CM:G91
MESH:D006849
MIM:123155
MIM:236600
MIM:236635
MIM:307000
MIM:615219
NCI:C3111
ORDO:2182
ORDO:2185
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:267687006
UMLS_CUI:C0020255