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very delicate structure and vitally impor-
tant responsibilities, is protected by a vari-
ety of means within the body.
If the brain were not cushioned by this
fluid but instead made direct contact with
the skull, it would be crushed under its own
weight, pressure would rise to very high
levels and severely affect its functioning.
Indeed, death could even result when pres-
sure forms in one of the brain’s vital centers.
Yet with the exception of incidences of sick-
ness, we never encounter such a problem. In
the condition known as hydrocephalus, for
example, fluid in the brain starts to accumu-
late as a result of a circulatory defect, and
the resulting pressure impacts on brain
function. Unless this fluid is drained off
through surgery, the increasing pressure re-

In the hydrocephalus disease, also known as ‘ex-
cessive fluid accumulation in the brain,’ cere-
brospinal fluid found in some ventricles of the
brain increases, causes heightened pressure in-
side the skull and leads to brain damage.