Early symptoms of hydrocephalus in children?

Update Date: 2022-09-04 Source: Network

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Children are the flowers of the motherland, the hope of the future and the happiness of the family! If children suffer from this disease, it is a terrible thing, not only parents' worry, but also children's suffering. So in order to better understand the early symptoms of hydrocephalus in children, early treatment, so we now take a look at it!

Early symptoms of hydrocephalus in children?

The increase of head circumference means that the baby's head gradually increases within a few weeks or months after birth, and the anterior fontanelle also expands and bulges. The growth ratio of the head and trunk is out of balance. For example, the head is too large and too heavy and falls in front of the chest. The head is not in proportion to the face. The head is large and the face is small, the forehead is prominent, the mandible is thin, the skull is thin, and there are also superficial vein tension, and the scalp is glossy.

When the anterior fontanel is enlarged, the tension is increased, the fontanel is still bulging but not depressed, and there is no normal pulsation, it means that the intracranial pressure is increased. The main manifestation of increased intracranial pressure in infancy is vomiting. Because the baby can't speak, it often shows discomfort and pain in the head by scratching, shaking head, crying, etc., and drowsiness or drowsiness may occur when the condition worsens.

"Sunset eye" phenomenon refers to the further development of hydrocephalus, compression of the tectum of the middle brain or axial displacement of the brain stem, resulting in Parinaud ophthalmoplegia syndrome, namely upper gaze paralysis, which makes the baby's eyeball unable to look up, resulting in the so-called "sunset eye" syndrome.

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When the above symptoms are found in infants, it is likely to be hydrocephalus. We should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible, so as not to seriously affect the healthy growth and development in the future.