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Most common cause of fetal ventriculomegaly is ?

A
Arnold Chiari malformation–I
B
Arnold Chiari malformation–II
C
Aqueductal stenosis
D
Dandy Walker malformation
High-Yield Explanation
Hydrocephalus is characterized by an increased CSF volume with progressive ventricular dilatation (ventriculomegaly). Obstructive or noncommunicating hydrocephalus/ventriculomegaly develops most commonly in children because of an abnormality of the aqueduct or a lesion in the 4th ventricle. Obstruction of the aqueduct is the single most common cause of fetal and neonatal hydrocephalus/ ventriculomegaly. Non obstructive or communicating hydrocephalus most commonly follows a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which is usually a result of intraventricular hemorrhage in a premature infant.

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