When the CSF is obstructed in the subarachnoid space rather than in the ventricles, the resulting hydrocephalus is diagnosed as ____________________ hydrocephalus
ANS:
communicating
Communicating hydrocephalus occurs when the CSF is obstructed in the subarachnoid space rather than in the ventricles.
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