What symptom does hydrocephalus patient have

summary

Hydrocephalus is a syndrome caused by excessive cerebrospinal fluid generation or circulatory absorption disorder, which leads to excessive cerebrospinal fluid, increased intracranial pressure, enlarged space occupied by cerebrospinal fluid, and then ventricular enlargement. Hydrocephalus often occurs in infants, especially in infants less than 6 months old. A small number of children with hydrocephalus have a family history. Patients with secondary hydrocephalus may have a history of encephalitis and meningitis, or have a history of intracranial hemorrhage after birth. The common symptoms of hydrocephalus are as follows:

What symptom does hydrocephalus patient have

First, the head circumference increases. It often appears in labor or shortly after delivery, and most of them begin to expand head circumference several weeks or months after birth. The neck of the child was too heavy to stand upright. 　　

Second, the brine gate should be widened. The main manifestations were widened anterior fontanel and increased tension. Some children's posterior or lateral fontanel could also split. In severe cases, the cranial suture was opened and the skull became thinner. There was a sound of broken pot in the cranial bone near the anterior chimney. 　　

Third, sunset eye sign. Because of the increased intracranial pressure, the upper vision of both eyes is limited, the two eyeballs turn down, and the lower part of the eyeballs sink to the lower part of the lower eye (Sunset eye sign), which is an important sign. If hydrocephalus is still, every sign of improvement is also the beginning of improvement of bilateral ocular ball sinking.

matters needing attention

I believe you are very clear now, so we should do a good job in the prevention of this disease. To prevent hydrocephalus, first of all, before pregnancy, we should do all the examinations. We should pay close attention to avoid close relatives, and have prenatal and child health. 6 months ago, infants and young children should do all related examinations of hydrocephalus, so as to avoid missing the best time to treat. If we have hydrocephalus during pregnancy, we must terminate pregnancy and reduce incidence rate of this disease.