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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Symtoms of hydrocephalus are mainly due to [[increased intracranial pressure]] and depend on age, severity and cause. | Symtoms of hydrocephalus are mainly due to [[increased intracranial pressure]] and depend on age, severity and cause. | ||
==History & Symptoms== | ==History & Symptoms== | ||
Symptoms of hydrocephalus due to [[increased intracranial pressure]] may include: | Symptoms of hydrocephalus due to [[increased intracranial pressure]] may include: | ||
*[[Coma]] | *[[Coma]] | ||
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*[[Vomiting]] | *[[Vomiting]] | ||
Symptoms of | Symptoms of hydrocephalus can vary from person to person and usually depend on age, severity, and cause. | ||
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*[[Irritability]] | *[[Irritability]] | ||
*Gaps between skull bones | *Gaps between skull bones | ||
*Eyes that are constantly looking down | *Eyes that are constantly looking down ([[sundowning]]) | ||
Older children: | Older children: | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun M.D., PhD.,Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Symtoms of hydrocephalus are mainly due to increased intracranial pressure and depend on age, severity and cause.
History & Symptoms
Symptoms of hydrocephalus due to increased intracranial pressure may include:
Symptoms of hydrocephalus can vary from person to person and usually depend on age, severity, and cause.
Infants:
- Bulging soft spot (fontanelle)
- Larger than normal head size
- Seizures
- Vomiting
- Constant tiredness
- Irritability
- Gaps between skull bones
- Eyes that are constantly looking down (sundowning)
Older children:
- Headache
- Irritability
- Tantrums
- Constant tiredness
- Shrill cries
- Changes in ability to think or act
- Personality changes
- Uncontrollable eye movements
- Changes in eye shape
- Double vision
- Changes in appearance of facial features or shape
- Trouble coordinating motor movements
- Difficulty walking
- Slowed growth
- Trouble eating
- Muscle spasms
- Loss of bladder control
- Nausea
The triad (Hakim triad) of gait instability, urinary incontinence and dementia is a relatively typical manifestation of the distinct entity normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). The triad can easily be remembered as "Wacky, Wet, and Wobbly!"