Neural Abnormal Exam - Newborn head circumference

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This is a 3 weeks old infant.
  • The head circumference for the baby is 34.6 cm, which is the 25th percentile.
  • Measuring the head circumference in this baby is very important because of his findings of central or cerebral hypotonia, which reflects that the hypotonia is from an upper motor neuron problem.
  • If the baby had microcephaly, then that would indicate a process that had affected brain growth in utero.
  • The main diagnostic considerations for this baby are a congenital brain malformation, a chromosomal abnormality or an inborn error of metabolism.



Newborn Abnormal Links: behaviour | cranial nerves | Newborn Tone - resting posture | upper extremity‎ | arm traction | arm recoil | scarf sign | hand position | lower extremity | leg traction‎ | leg recoil‎‎ | popliteal angle‎ | heel to ear | neck tone | head lag‎ | head control | Newborn Positions - prone | ventral suspension | vertical suspension | Newborn Reflexes - deep tendon reflexes | plantar reflex‎ | suck, root | Moro | Galant | stepping‎ | grasp | Newborn Head - head shape and sutures‎ | head circumference‎


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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, March 19) Embryology Neural Abnormal Exam - Newborn head circumference. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Neural_Abnormal_Exam_-_Newborn_head_circumference

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