Among adults 60 years of age and older, the more common signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus are: Loss of bladder control or a frequent urge to urinate. Memory loss. Progressive loss of other thinking or reasoning skills.

How do you test for hydrocephalus?

To diagnose hydrocephalus, a neurosurgeon or neurologist takes a thorough medical history and performs a neurological evaluation and physical exam. Doctors then perform an ultrasound, MRI scan, or CT scan to confirm enlargement of the ventricles and determine the cause of the hydrocephalus.

Can you have hydrocephalus and not know it?

It may develop after stroke, injury, infection, surgery, or hemorrhage. However, in many cases, doctors do not know why it occurred. An estimated 375,000 older adults in America have normal pressure hydrocephalus.