DIVISION OF NEUROPATHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
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NEUROPATHOLOGY TRAINING MANUAL
Educational Objectives
Hydrocephalus
- Know and be able to trace the formation, circulation and absorption of cerebrospinal fluid.
- Know the anatomic structure and physiologic function of the blood-brain-CSF barrier system.
- Know the definition and pathological basis of communicating and non communicating hydrocephalus and hydrocephalus ex-vacuo.
- Know clinical signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.
- Know the relationship between the contents of cranial cavity and increased intracranial pressure.
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