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Hypothetical graph depicting the relation between fetal lateral ventricle size and intracranial pressure and the effect of hindbrain impaction on ventricle size. Hindbrain impaction is caused by a pressure gradient across the foramen magnum. A relatively small intracranial pressure gradient will cause the lateral ventricles to empty. Progressive increase in cerebral pressure will then cause the ventricles to enlarge.
