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A 30-year-old female asked:
Does hydrocephalus cause your legs to give out?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

Dr. Djamchid Lotfianswered
Neurology 59 years experience
Can do : Normal pressure hydrocephalus can affect the lower extremities and the gait. If there is raised intracranial pressure headache, vomiting and mental changes can occur lower extremity weakness can follow see your neurologist.
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Dr. Zachariah Georgeanswered
Neurosurgery 16 years experience
Not usually: Hydrocephalus usually causes drowsiness and visual symptoms (blurry vision) and generalized weakness.
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Apr 1, 2016
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