Symptoms of hydrocephalus in 2-year-old infants

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Hydrocephalus is a disease caused by excessive cerebrospinal fluid generation or circulatory disorders in children. Generally speaking, when children have hydrocephalus, it will gradually affect the growth and development of patients. In addition, patients may have brain dysfunction. For example, some children will have seizures, or sometimes nystagmus, or even walking difficulties, mental retardation. Therefore, if the baby hydrocephalus must be treated early. 2-year-old baby hydrocephalus symptoms to tell you.

Symptoms of hydrocephalus in 2-year-old infants

1. Generally speaking, when the baby has hydrocephalus, there are some non-specific symptoms in the early stage, such as nausea and vomiting. In addition, there may be brain enlargement. Generally, the head circumference of the child will be larger than normal, and sometimes there will be jugular vein tension.

2. In addition, because the patient's nerves are compressed by the swollen brain tissue, there are often some changes in the nervous system, such as children may have convulsions and tremors. In addition, sometimes patients will appear brain suture enlargement phenomenon, sometimes will appear fontanel enlargement.

3. If hydrocephalus is not treated in time, it may threaten the growth and development of children. Some children will have changes in vision or intelligence, mental disorders, and sometimes the eyes are oppressed by swollen brain tissue or blindness.

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Generally speaking, when two-year-old babies have hydrocephalus, the most important symptoms are some non-specific symptoms. Generally speaking, babies often show crying, not tired, feeding, and sometimes convulsions and tremors.