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Small head
Small head, or microcephaly, is a symptom of a fetus with slow brain development while in the uterus.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 44-year old asked:
I have a small head, will it grow?
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A 48-year old asked:
What things can cause a baby's small head?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Small head?
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A 29-year old asked:
What should I do if I have a big body and small head?
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A 50-year old asked:
What are some things that can cause a person to have a small head?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Is there any kind a medicines that will make my head wider? i have a small head?
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A 41-year old male asked about a male:
My son is 15 hes just about taller then me but he has a same size head as me, is this normal? No one else has a small head?
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A 35-year old asked:
Please help! what is the medical term for toddlers with small heads?
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A 38-year old asked:
Will IQ be normal if you have a small head?
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A 37-year old asked:
If u have a small face and a small head, will it grow ?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I am an ectomorph and i have a small head how can i make it bigger?
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A 29-year old asked:
What could a small head be a sign of in a newborn?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Small head circumference?
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A 36-year old asked:
What if a fetus has small head circumference?
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A 34-year old asked:
Small head circumference and low weight percentile mean failure to thrive?
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A male asked:
Me and my husband both have small head but my 2 month old baby have 85 percentile head circumference is that normal?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Does having a small head with normal intelligence means Microcephaly? If it is microcephaly will my children also have small heads?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do I have a small head or small brain if small hat size?
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A 47-year old asked:
How do I know if my fetus has an abnormally small head based on only one ultrasound?
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A 40-year old asked:
I heard small head will bring incomplete or abnormal development of brain. Is it true?
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A 56-year old female asked about a female:
What is the normal head size of a 3 month old baby. Does a small head mean less intelligent?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have a small head circumference 21,5 inches the doctors tell me i have a lot growing to do will my head grow aswell? im 18
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A 18-year old male asked:
I am 18, very slow puberty and look about 14. A huge concern is my very small head size and skinny frame; will i experience growth eventually?
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A 46-year old asked:
I have a small head compared to the rest of my body. Birth defect?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Just started noticing cracks on my hands that are itchy, small and sometimes have small head like looking things. They come and go quickly. Any diagn?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Strangely IV been getting nautiouse easily lately. Get a small head ack and my stomach feels weird. Kinda feels like seasickness, but in on land. Why?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I have a very large pimple/cyst on the back of my leg that has grown quite rapidly over the past 3 days, the inflamed area is more than 15cm across with a very small head, what is my best course of action?
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A 33-year old asked:
What could a small head on fetal ultrasound be a sign of?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What Factors make a Cranium Smaller than Avarage Head Size ? besides Genetics i have a Small Head Circumference
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A 25-year old female asked about a 33-year old female:
My friend boyfriend got three lil small head bumps right under the head of his penis then a brown mole in the middle of his penis what is it?
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