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Acquired hydrocephalus, whether acute or chronic, presents certain antecedents or associations which enable us to have a more clear idea as to the pathological conditions present.

In the majority of cases it is secondary to basic meningitis which, whether tuberculous or not, results in matting of membranes and in the development of adhesions. The normal flow of cerebro-spinal fluid from the ventricular to the cerebral subarachnoid spaces is thus impeded.

Similar interference to the flow of cerebro-spinal fluid may be caused by the growth of a tumour, especially those which originate in the subtentorial region.