Symptoms and Signs

Symptoms of hydrocephalus depend on:

1) Age

2) Amount of brain damage

3) What is causing the build up of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CFS)

Symptoms in infants

• Rapidly increase size of head
• Sunset eyes 
• Vomiting
• Sleepiness
• Irritability

Sunset eyes

 

Increase size of head

  

Symptoms in older children or adults:

• Brief, high-pitched cry 
• Problem in balanced their body
• Difficulty feeding
• Uncontrolled eyes movement
• Change in facial appearance
• Loss of bladder control
• Vomiting
• Slow growth
• Irritability or poor temper control
• Slow and have difficulty to walk or move
• Loss of memory
• Blurred or doubled vision

 

 

 

Sources :
http://www.medicinenet.com/hydrocephalus/page2.htm#4whatis
http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hydrocephalus/overview.html