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A 36-year old asked:

What do you know about fontanel early closure?

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A 33-year old asked:

What does it mean when your baby's fontanel is risen?

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A 33-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Closed fontanel?

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A 39-year old asked:

How to identify the anterior and posterior fontanels of a newborn, explain their functions.?

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A 46-year old asked:

Is it bad to have a large anterior fontanel?

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A 49-year old asked:

Why is my 6months old baby's fontanel swollen?

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A 43-year old asked:

Why is my baby's fontanel (soft spot) swollen?

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A 33-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Large anterior fontanel?

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A male asked:

Posterior fontanel still open on my 9 month old? He is otherwise developing normally.

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A 26-year old female asked:

6 month old has extra cerebralspinal fluid. Im told will resolve on its own. Is this true? What if left untreated?He has fluctuating anterior fontanel

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A 32-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Bulging fontanel?

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A 33-year old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Delayed closure of anterior fontanel?

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A member asked:

I was changing my baby's clothes and accidentally pushed on the anterior fontanel. She is behaving normally. Should I have her checked out?

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A 21-year old female asked:

My 6 1/2 mo old ped. Felt his anterior fontanel but says that it might be closing early than usual. Should i be worried? Or is this normal @ his age?

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A female asked:

I'm 51 years old. I felt a " sunken" area on top of my skull. I think its the anterior fontanel. is this bad? its ok to touch but continuously it hurt

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A member asked:

Is it normal for 1 year old and 2 month baby s fontanel to close because my nephew s fontanel is already closed and is it effect tooth formation?

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A 29-year old asked:

What is the best treatment for delayed closure of anterior fontanel soft spot?

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A 25-year old male asked:

Hello dr, i have cyst on my anterior fontanel since birth and am almost 26 now. Any prescription to diminish it aside from surgical excision, please?

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A 36-year old asked:

My 6 month old has a bulging fontanel. All tests (mri, CT scan, bloodwork, etc) have come back negative. What else should I push for. ?

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A 31-year old female asked:

My 7 month old son has had a fever due to an ear infection. His fontanel became slightly swollen, small but enough to notice at an angle. A little bit above the rest of his head. No behavior changes ER said not to worry. Should I get a second opinion?

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