The nurse is planning a presentation on hydrocephalus for a group of nurses. Which statement is the most accurate about the noncommunicating type of congenital hydrocephalus?
A) "There is a decreased production of cerebrospinal fluid."
B) "There is an obstruction that keeps cerebrospinal fluid from passing between the ventricles and the spinal cord."
C) "There is an opening between the ventricles and the spinal cord that usually closes at birth."
D) "There is defective absorption of cerebrospinal fluid."
Ans: B
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