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Large anterior fontanel
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ecaterina Sartinaanswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
Depends: Large fontanels may caused by:
down syndrome
hydrocephalus
intrauterine growth retardation (iugr)
premature birth
rarer causes:... Read More
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5.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Lois A Freisleben-Cookanswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
The fontanels: represent points over which the growing skull plates will eventually close. Failure of the involved growth plates, those which meet at the front and ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Extra ???: The spinal fluid is produced continuously through life at about a tablespoonful per hour by structures in the brain. It circulates through it's normal... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old male asked:

Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsettanswered
Pediatrics 40 years experience
Delayed closure: Most anterior fontanel close between 18-24 months of age. Delayed closure means persistence of open fontanel beyond 24 months of age.
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829 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Johanna Frickeanswered
Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral 52 years experience
No need: It actually has pretty tough coverings.
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5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Holly Maesanswered
Pediatrics 38 years experience
Follow closely..: It is a bit early for the skull to fuse, but unless he has had a head MRI or ct to assess exactly how open or closed they are, i would not panic. If h... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:

Dr. Lois A Freisleben-Cookanswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
Not fontanelle: The anterior fontanelle closes early in childhood and does not reopen. Could you have had an injury with a depressed skull fracture? Other possibili... Read More
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3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:

Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Patience: Most kids will have what feels to be closure of the anterior fontanel by 15-18 mo but some may persist. The separation between the bones will persist ... Read More
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5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:

Dr. Tammi Schlichtemeieranswered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
No: A cyst is fluid filled and no medication will change the size of the cyst. Talk to your neurosurgeon about pros and cons of surgery.
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5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Philip Ewinganswered
Pediatrics 21 years experience
Soft spots: The fontanels can be identified by an exam of the baby's head. They are soft spots that you can feel between the different bones of the skull which ha... Read More
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3.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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