Hydrocephalus Clinical Manifestations
Written by Jiang Fang Shuai
Neurosurgery
Updated on September 11, 2024
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In adults, hydrocephalus can be of the normal pressure type, mainly characterized by unsteady gait, slow responses, urinary and fecal incontinence, among others. There is also high-pressure hydrocephalus, which mainly presents as increased intracranial pressure, with the most common symptoms being headache, vomiting, papilledema, and ataxia. In children and infants, hydrocephalus has its own characteristics. In addition to some of the adult symptoms, there are also anomalies such as an abnormally increased head size, bulging fontanelles, "sunset" eye sign, intellectual and cognitive impairments, decreased vision, visual field defects, decreased hearing, epilepsy seizures, and more.
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