Symptoms of hydrocephalus in baby

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Baby hydrocephalus generally in three to five months when will gradually find, in weekdays must have more love for their own body care and maintenance, a few babies at birth when the head increased. Hydrocephalus refers to excessive generation of cerebrospinal fluid or circulatory absorption disorder, resulting in cerebrospinal fluid stasis in the ventricular system or subarachnoid space, and increasing pressure, ventricular enlargement. Hydrocephalus in infants is characterized by rapid and progressive enlargement of the head several weeks or months after birth. What are the specific symptoms of hydrocephalus in the baby? Let's take a look.

Symptoms of hydrocephalus in baby

1. The main cause of hydrocephalus in infants is the disturbance of cerebrospinal fluid circulation. Hydrocephalus mostly occurs in children aged 6 months to 7 years old. Some of them invade the brain tissue and block the flow passage of cerebrospinal fluid due to Toxoplasma in the mother, which will make the baby suffer from hydrocephalus at birth.

2. Most of the babies with hydrocephalus have a large skull, which is not proportional to the trunk. The skull is round, the forehead is protruding, the anterior fontanel is enlarged and uplifted, sometimes connected with the posterior fontanel, the hair is sparse, the scalp vein is dilated, the eyes are looking down, and the upper sclera is exposed, which is like a sunset.

3. Hydrocephalus in children will appear mental depression, head can not be raised normally, and accompanied by brain functional disorders, often irritability, vomiting, drowsiness, convulsions, malnutrition, slow action, language disorders, intellectual development disorders and other symptoms. Adults should pay attention as soon as possible.

matters needing attention

In order to give birth to a healthy baby, expectant mothers should be reminded that they should exercise properly, enhance their resistance, pay attention to rest, maintain the circulation of indoor air, and have a good check during pregnancy for the sake of the healthy birth of the baby. They can do three-dimensional color Doppler ultrasound or do a Tang screen. If you find that the baby has signs of hydrocephalus in children, adults should take the baby to the hospital in time for examination and operation as soon as possible.