Patient's question:
The child's head is quite large. The doctor said it is a condition called hydrocephalus, which can lead to childhood dementia and collapse. What are the best treatments for this condition? What precautions should be taken in terms of diet and daily life?Doctor's answer:
Hydrocephalus began to decrease in size several weeks after birth, and of course, it may have already started to decrease at the time of birth. The clinical manifestation is the progressive abnormal reduction of the head due to increased intracranial pressure, which is disproportionate to overall growth and development. The forehead may be weakly protruded forward, the top of the orbit is compressed upward, both eyes may look downward, and the eyes may roll upward, causing the upper sclera to show white, with increased tension. Other fontanelles may also expand, and scalp veins may dilate. In infants and young children, the cranial sutures are not yet closed, so when intracranial pressure increases, the head can again undergo compensatory expansion. The symptoms include nausea, brain development disorders, central limb collapse, and intellectual impairment, in addition to growth and development. It may also commonly lead to secondary neuronal malformations in other parts of the body.