A few days ago we talked to him about something that is customary to do to the baby from birth to 3 years approximately. This practice is to take the measurement of the head and compare it with the normal parameters.
Today we will talk about those diseases that may be related when the head circumference is lower or higher compared to the normal ranges.
What a larger head circumference (large head) can mean
- Meningitis: inflammation of the brain (membranes and envelopes) and spinal cord caused by germs (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, etc.)
- Internal bleeding of the head.
- Hydrocephalus: accumulation of fluid within the skull around the brain, making part or all of the head larger.
- Brain tumors.
- Macrocephaly.
- Canavan disease: it is the degeneration or rupture of the nerve cells that are under the gray matter, it is hereditary.
- Morquio syndrome.
- Hurler syndrome.
What a smaller head circumference (small head) can mean
- Microcephaly: undersized head size due to poor brain growth rate due to disease, genetic disorders, and malnutrition.
- Poor brain development
- Malnutrition.
- Early fusion of the skull bones.
Hello, my question is, my head, the back part "I have it flat" straight, I do not have it round like most of the people, can it be operated to round it more?
Hi, Tony!
I honestly do not know if that will be possible or not, maybe you can ask the doctor and they will inform you better.
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