A child may not present with all the signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus. The common ones include, increased head size and swollen fontanel (the soft spot on a baby’s head).

Other signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus are pronounced blood vessels on the head, poor appetite with low weight gain, eyes that appear always looking down, vomiting, sleepiness and dullness.

At a later stage, the child suffering from hydrocephalus does not achieve milestones at the expected time and may take long to crawl, sit, walk and or talk. In addition, the child suffering from hydrocephalus becomes irritable, experience convulsions and difficult breathing.

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