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Advise On The Smaller Head Size Of My Child With Microcephaly
during the birth of my second child his head circumference was 3cms less than the normal. Dr s told this is primary microcephaly .Now he is 2years old all his activities are normal he speaks identifies objects and does everything normal but looks smaller than other kids of his age group
Mon, 14 Sep 2015
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Kindly don't compare with other children. The right way to do it is to compare in the child's growth card how he is doing. If his head size is growing in the normal means as plotted in his growth card and he is otherwise developmentally normal, I don't think you need to be worried. Head size is a depiction of brain growth inside and if rest are normal, then brain growth also would be normal. Hope that answers your query. Take Care.
Welcome to HCM.
Kindly don't compare with other children. The right way to do it is to compare in the child's growth card how he is doing. If his head size is growing in the normal means as plotted in his growth card and he is otherwise developmentally normal, I don't think you need to be worried. Head size is a depiction of brain growth inside and if rest are normal, then brain growth also would be normal. Hope that answers your query. Take Care.
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