hydrocephalus symptoms
Signs and symptoms. Clinical features of hydrocephalus are influenced by the patient's age, the cause of the hydrocephalus, the location of the obstruction, its duration, and its rapidity of onset. Symptoms in infants include poor feeding, irritability, reduced activity, and vomiting.
Symptomsback to top. The following symptoms are considered hallmarks of normal pressure hydrocephalus: Difficulty walking that's sometimes compared to the way a person walks on a boat, with the body bent forward, legs held wide apart and feet moving as if they're glued to the deck..
Symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) include the following: 1  Gait disturbance: Usually the first symptom and may precede other symptoms by months or years; magnetic gait is used to emphasize the tendency of the feet to remain stuck to the floor despite patientsâ best efforts to move them.