What is hydrocephalus?

Hydrocephalus is disorder in which the ventricular system in the brain contains an excessive amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Obstructive hydrocephalus is due to an obstruction blocking the flow of CSF. Communicating hydrocephalus is due to impaired resorption of CSF.

How do members experience hydrocephalus?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hydrocephalus*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hydrocephalus*

Who has hydrocephalus on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 15
20s 30
30s 46
40s 62
50s 58
60s 51
70+ 25

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 96
Female 187

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What is hydrocephalus?

Hydrocephalus is disorder in which the ventricular system in the brain contains an excessive amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Obstructive hydrocephalus is due to an obstruction blocking the flow of CSF. Communicating hydrocephalus is due to impaired resorption of CSF.



Common symptoms reported by people with hydrocephalus

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hydrocephalus

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Compare treatments taken by people with hydrocephalus

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have hydrocephalus through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with hydrocephalus? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has hydrocephalus on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 176 say hydrocephalus is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 15
20s 30
30s 46
40s 62
50s 58
60s 51
70+ 25
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 73
20-29 years 14
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 7
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 3
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 96
Female 187

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 136
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from hydrocephalus patients who have completed their condition history
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