Best Doctors for Hydrocephalus Treatment in Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad

Hydrocephalus is used to describe a condition of accumulation of cerebral spinal fluid in the brain resulting in increased pressure in the skull. The symptoms of this condition vary by age such as rapid increase in the size of head, bulge on the head (in infants), headache, blurred vision, loss of balance, poor appetite, poor coordination, irregular eye movements, behavioral changes, irritability (in children) and memory loss, loss of coordination, vision problems, loss of bladder control, seizures(in adults). The exact cause of hydrocephalus is not known but is classified into two types namely communicating and non-communicating. This condition is commonly treated with surgery involving techniques to drain the fluid.