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Rapid head growth
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Rapid head growth
by Mustafa Aslam, Dec 27, 1999 12:00AM
Hi,
My question is similar to Tammie letter posted on August 25, 1998, My daughter 4months & 21day (DOB 5/8/98) was treated for maningoseal after birth, later she developed Hydrocephalus a VP shunt was implanted on 28/9/98. For last few days there is Rapid head growth.
Head size 47cm at age 4 months 20 days is this normal ?
What other Symptoms parents should watch and care ?
I would appreciate if you put here “The charts for normal head growth in children” So that people can benefit from it.
Thanks
Mustafa Aslam Awan
My question is similar to Tammie letter posted on August 25, 1998, My daughter 4months & 21day (DOB 5/8/98) was treated for maningoseal after birth, later she developed Hydrocephalus a VP shunt was implanted on 28/9/98. For last few days there is Rapid head growth.
Head size 47cm at age 4 months 20 days is this normal ?
What other Symptoms parents should watch and care ?
I would appreciate if you put here “The charts for normal head growth in children” So that people can benefit from it.
Thanks
Mustafa Aslam Awan
Doctor's Answer
by CCF Neuro[P] MD, RPS, Dec 27, 1999 12:00AM
Dear Mustafa Aslam Awan:
Your pediatrician has a head growth chart and you should be able to get one from him/her. Whether 47 cm is a large head at 4 months of age, the answer would be yes. The average head size at 4 months is 40 +/- 2 cm. If you have been measuring the head size for the last few days and it is visably increasing, I would tell your neurosurgeon. Hydrocephalus signs would be a change in mental status such as increased irritability or lethergy. This could be episodic in nature, there could also be vomiting. I would call your neurosurgeon and pediatrician.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
Your pediatrician has a head growth chart and you should be able to get one from him/her. Whether 47 cm is a large head at 4 months of age, the answer would be yes. The average head size at 4 months is 40 +/- 2 cm. If you have been measuring the head size for the last few days and it is visably increasing, I would tell your neurosurgeon. Hydrocephalus signs would be a change in mental status such as increased irritability or lethergy. This could be episodic in nature, there could also be vomiting. I would call your neurosurgeon and pediatrician.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD
