Which 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 fontanels, 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.

Which Clinical Manifestations Would Suggest Hydrocephalus in a Neonate