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Hydrocephalus
Neurosurgery · Neurological
Severe
Severity
Uncommon — congenital hydrocephalus affects roughly 1 in 1,000 live births, with additional cases acquired later in life
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Neurosurgery
Specialist
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🤒Common Symptoms
In infants: an unusually large headbulging soft spotvomitingirritabilityand poor feedingin older children and adults: headachenausea and vomitingblurred or double visiondifficulty walking or balance problemsurinary incontinencecognitive declineand drowsiness
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