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发帖数: 299 | 1 My friends’ daughter in China recently had a physical exam. She was found
to have a small frontal fontanel. Now it is 0.5x0.6 cm at her 3.7 month age.
They are now worried that her frontal fontanel is closing too early that it
may limit her brain development. The doctor in China suggests to do an MRI
scan, and they are hesitating to do this for her at this stage. Anyone knows
anything about how such situation is usually handled in the US? Here are
some more information about the baby's situation.
Below are some information:
1. Natural labour / full-term normal delivery, weight: 3 kg, length: 51 cm
2. Pure breast feeding
3. At 42 days, frontal fontanel size: about 1.5x1.5 cm, head circumference/
head size: about 37 cm, weight: 4.9 kg, length: 55 cm
4. At 3.5 months, frontal fontanel size: about 0.8x0.8 cm, head size: about
39.5 cm, weight: 6 kg, length: 61.5 cm
5. At 3.7 months, frontal fontanel size: about 0.5x0.6 cm, head size: about
40 cm
6. Except the unusually small fontanel, everything seems normal for her, she
can smile, can make sound, can respond, can raise head when she faces down,
and rarely cries unless feeling hungry.
This is quite urgent since they need to make a decision about whether or not
they should do the MRI for her right now. Any suggestions would be really
appreciated | b********m
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发帖数: 509 | 3 http://www.paediatricpearls.co.uk/2011/03/fontanelles-and-head-
The mean value of AF in neonates was 1.5 (0.3 - 2.5) cm, and the average of
the AF at 1 month after birth was 2.2 cm, which was the largest one. The
size of AF was 1.0 (0.3 - 2.0) cm at age 12 months, and 0.5 (0.3 - 0.7) cm
at 24 months
Anterior Frontanel (AF) is almost closed (similar to 24hrs), it is extremely
abnormal. |
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