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Suggest Remedy For Head Banging Habit In A Child
Question: My 10 year old boy have forehead vertical line since he is born. And he keeping knocking his forhead fro some reason. There is no pain or irritation. Seeking Doc advise
Brief Answer:
This is prominent metopic suture
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
I have gone through the picture.
The midline ridge in the forehead is due to prominent metopic suture(joining between two skull bones).
I wont get worried if the development is normal and there is no other associated symptoms.
If CT scan is normal it rules out any structural disorder in the brain causing abnormal movement.Knocking of forehead may be a habit disorder.
If knocking is persistent and troublesome get him evaluated by a pediatrician/child psychiatrist to rule out any habit disorder.
Please do ask if you have any more query.
Regards
This is prominent metopic suture
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
I have gone through the picture.
The midline ridge in the forehead is due to prominent metopic suture(joining between two skull bones).
I wont get worried if the development is normal and there is no other associated symptoms.
If CT scan is normal it rules out any structural disorder in the brain causing abnormal movement.Knocking of forehead may be a habit disorder.
If knocking is persistent and troublesome get him evaluated by a pediatrician/child psychiatrist to rule out any habit disorder.
Please do ask if you have any more query.
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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