What clinical manifestations would suggest hydrocephalus in a neonate?
A)Bulging fontanel and dilated scalp veins
B)Closed fontanel and high-pitched cry
C)Constant low-pitched cry and restlessness
D)Depressed fontanel and decreased blood pressure

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Bulging fontanel,dilated scalp veins,and separated sutures are clinical manifestations of hydrocephalus in neonates. Closed fontanel and high-pitched cry,constant low-pitched cry and restlessness,and depressed fontanel and decreased blood pressure are not clinical manifestations of hydrocephalus,but all should be referred for evaluation.

What Clinical Manifestations Would Suggest Hydrocephalus in a Neonate