RT Book, Section
A1 Clark, Gary D.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182922410
T1 Microcephaly and Macrocephaly
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182922410
RD 2024/04/19
AB Human  head  size  is  largely  determined  by  the  size  of  the  brain,  cerebrospinal  fluid  (CSF)  volume,  and  blood  vessels  and  their  content.  Destructive  processes  or  errors  in  proliferation  of  cells  can  lead  to  small  heads  that  are  less  than  the  second  percentile,  a  condition  known  as  microcephaly.  An  increase  in  the  volume  of  any  1  of  these  contents  can  lead  to  a  head  circumference  greater  than  the  98th  percentile,  a  condition  known  as  macrocephaly.  The  development  of  a  child  can  be  affected  depending  on  the  processes  that  are  involved  in  these  disorders.