What symptom is hydrocephalus?

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Hydrocephalus is a disease that often occurs around us. There are some kinds of diseases, most of which are children. Therefore, parents should take good care of their children and strengthen their understanding of the relevant symptoms of hydrocephalus in order to prevent them. What are the symptoms of hydrocephalus? Now let me tell you something.

What symptom is hydrocephalus?

Generally speaking, the main clinical symptom of hydrocephalus in infants is that the head circumference of infants is significantly larger than that of infants of the same age. The anterior fontanel was enlarged, protruded, and the tension was high, but it was not depressed when the child was upright. The cranial suture was separated, and the percussion of the head was "broken pot sound". The scalp veins on the forehead were distended. The brain is large and the face is small. Neurological signs: nystagmus, ataxia, increased muscle tone of limbs or paraplegia, etc. Sometimes characteristic high pitched crying may appear. Even convulsions or drowsiness, convulsions.

Children with hydrocephalus, the main clinical symptoms are more, can be divided into congenital and postnatal, congenital often from infancy onset, slow progress, acquired secondary to inflammation, intracranial space occupying. Because the sutures are often closed in childhood, the cranial enlargement is not obvious. Intracranial hypertension triad: headache, nausea and vomiting. When "broken pot sound" appears in percussion, it means that the cranial suture is separated again. Extraocular muscle paralysis, lower limb muscle tension increased, gait instability. Mental retardation may occur in late stage. Endocrine abnormalities, such as precocious puberty or growth retardation.

Sometimes adult hydrocephalus may appear in clinic, but the symptoms of adult hydrocephalus are easy to identify, such as intracranial hypertension. Bilateral abduction paralysis. Progressive disturbance of consciousness. Spastic quadriplegia is characterized by heavy lower limbs and light upper limbs. Endocrine abnormalities, such as obesity, sexual reproduction degeneration or precocious puberty.

matters needing attention

The incidence of hydrocephalus is related to the educational level of pregnant women. The lower the educational level of pregnant women is, the higher the incidence is. The prevalence rate of illiterate and semi illiterate offspring is the highest. Therefore, to improve the health quality of the population, we should first improve the cultural quality of the population, so as to enhance the acceptance ability of eugenics education and self-care awareness of the masses.