Congenital hydrocephalus?

summary

Congenital hydrocephalus is a serious disease that we all know very well. It is very common in newborns. Parents should have a good understanding of the common clinical manifestations of congenital hydrocephalus. If they find the symptoms, they should be treated immediately? Now let me tell you something.

Congenital hydrocephalus?

Infants with congenital hydrocephalus usually begin to increase their head in a few weeks after birth, which is generally found in 3-5 months, and there are also cases of brain enlargement at birth. In clinical practice, the abnormal progressive enlargement of the head caused by increased intracranial pressure is out of proportion to the development of the whole body. The frontal part protrudes forward, the orbital apex is compressed downward, the binocular ball looks down, and the eyeball turns down, which causes the upper sclera to show white, the anterior fontanel to expand and the tension to increase, other fontanels can also expand, the skull bone suture to separate, and the scalp vein to expand.

In infants with patent sutures and increased intracranial pressure, compensatory cranial enlargement may occur, so the symptoms of increased intracranial pressure may not be obvious in the early stage. However, hydrocephalus can also occur when it is serious and develops rapidly, and its symptoms are repeated vomiting.

Brain degeneration, brain development disorders, central paralysis of limbs, especially the lower limbs, often with intellectual changes and developmental disorders. Optic nerve compression atrophy, can cause blindness. Nystagmus and convulsion were also common. It is often accompanied by deformities in other parts of the body.

matters needing attention

Parents of children are also invited to understand and constantly grasp. Parents should have a good understanding of the common clinical manifestations of congenital hydrocephalus. If they find that children have symptoms of congenital hydrocephalus, they need timely treatment, so as not to delay the children's condition.