The symptomatology of congenital hydrocephalus
during infanthood and early childhood occurs due
to increase in the cerebrospinal fluid volume, in
the intracranial pressure and dilatation of the
brain’s ventricles. The most common, earliest and
obvious sign is a rapid increase in head
circumference or an unusually large head size,
because the sutures have not yet closed (Chiafery,
2006; National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke, 2010; National Hydrocephalus
Foundation, 2010).