Patient's question:
Friend has recently often appeared some symptoms of staring paralysis, went to the hospital for examination, the doctor said it was infantile hydrocephalus, can it be treated, how to treat it?Doctor's answer:
Compared to adults, the risk of hydrocephalus in children varies depending on the patient's age of onset. In infants with acute hydrocephalus, symptoms of intracranial hypertension are usually pronounced, including bone fractures, hello! The anterior fontanelle is bulging, the scalp appears thin, and the scalp veins are clearly visible, and there is irritability. When the head is exposed to strong light, the skull will emit a glow. At the top of the percussion instruments, a solid drum sound is known as the Macewen sign. The affected children are prone to irritability, indifference, poor appetite, and continuously high-pitched, short, and abnormal crying. The two eyes are in a downward gaze position, and the upper eyelids do not accompany drooping. The lower part of the eyeballs sink below the lower edge of the eyelids, with some corneas located below the temporal edge. Above, the sclera turns white, also known as the sunset phenomenon.