Symptoms of infants with hydrocephalus

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Newborn babies are vulnerable to diseases at this time because of their fragile constitution. Many diseases, especially neonatal asphyxia, neonatal intracranial hemorrhage, neonatal pneumonia and so on, are prone to occur. The most common one is neonatal hydrocephalus. So why do you get hydrocephalus, What are the symptoms and hazards of neonatal hydrocephalus? As new parents, what problems should we pay attention to when we take care of our baby? These are the problems we should consider.

Symptoms of infants with hydrocephalus

The most typical manifestation of neonatal hydrocephalus is "big head, small face", sparse hair, thin scalp, sometimes can see the scalp blood vessels, sometimes can see scalp vein anger. When it's serious, there will be convex eyes, which makes parents feel very distressed and worried, but they don't know what to do.

We know that the brain is the most important organ of the human body. Once the brain occupies half of the important part of the human body, it will cause harm to the human body. Especially for the newborn, it will lead to mental depression, head can not be raised, and brain dysfunction in severe cases.

Once the condition of the newborn to a serious period, there will be vomiting, convulsions, strabismus and other symptoms, what's more, it will cause a series of sequelae, such as mental retardation and limb paralysis, which seriously affect the healthy growth of the baby, as parents, we must pay close attention to the daily reaction of the baby during the period of the newborn.

matters needing attention

With the continuous development of medical technology, in order to give birth to a healthy baby, pregnant women have to go through various examinations when they are pregnant. Early prenatal diagnosis of hydrocephalus is an important way to prevent the birth of hydrocephalus. If the pregnant woman once detected that the baby has hydrocephalus, early termination of pregnancy is recommended.