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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Syed Ahsan Hussain, M.D.[2] Cafer Zorkun M.D., PhD.,Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[3]
Overview
The hallmark of hydrocephalus is headache. Other symptoms includeDouble vision, Convulsion, Vomiting, Nausea, Fever, Respiratory depression, Irritability, Muscle spasms and Loss of bladder control
IF there is one particularly identifiable symptom of the disease:
The hallmark of hydrocephalus is headache. A positive history of headache, doubling of vision and vomiting are suggestive of hydrocephalus.
Symptoms of hydrocephalus include headache, double vision, and vomiting. Common symptoms of hydrocephalus
- Common symptoms of hydrocephalus include:
- Headache
- Double vision
- Convulsion
- Vomiting
- Nausea
Less common symptoms of hydrocephalus
- Less common symptoms of hydrocephalus include:
- Fever
- Respiratory depression
- Irritability
- Muscle spasms
- Loss of bladder control
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
- Vomiting
- Constant tiredness
- Gaps between skull bones
- Eyes that are constantly looking down (sunsetting sign)
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
- 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!"