Hydrocephalus is a condition where there is excess cerebro-spinal fluid, (CSF), around the brain, usually because there is interference with drainage and subsequent re-absorption. The symptoms are of increasing headache, worse in the morning, nausea and vomiting, lethargy and drowsiness. Untreated it may result in coma.
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