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By What Age Does A Baby's Skull Stop Growing?
Question: About what age does a baby's skull stop growing
Brief Answer:
By 2 years
Detailed Answer:
Hi...the maximum brain growth occurs in the 1st 2 years of life and this the time when the skull too shows rapid growth.
The spaces between a typical baby’s skull bones are filled with flexible material and called sutures. These sutures allow the skull to grow as the baby’s brain grows. Around two years of age, a child’s skull bones begin to join together because the sutures become bone. When this occurs, the suture is said to “close.” In a baby with craniosynostosis, one or more of the sutures closes too early. This can limit or slow the growth of the baby’s brain.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
By 2 years
Detailed Answer:
Hi...the maximum brain growth occurs in the 1st 2 years of life and this the time when the skull too shows rapid growth.
The spaces between a typical baby’s skull bones are filled with flexible material and called sutures. These sutures allow the skull to grow as the baby’s brain grows. Around two years of age, a child’s skull bones begin to join together because the sutures become bone. When this occurs, the suture is said to “close.” In a baby with craniosynostosis, one or more of the sutures closes too early. This can limit or slow the growth of the baby’s brain.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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