PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J Andeweg TI - Concepts of cerebral venous drainage and the aetiology of hydrocephalus. AID - 10.1136/jnnp.54.9.830 DP - 1991 Sep 01 TA - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry PG - 830--831 VI - 54 IP - 9 4099 - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/54/9/830.short 4100 - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/54/9/830.full SO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry1991 Sep 01; 54 AB - Evidence is reviewed that an insufficient venous flow from the brain can cause cerebral atrophy and ventricular dilatation. The belief that hydrocephalus could not be caused by venous obstruction is the result of erroneous or inadequate concepts of venous anatomy.