The cranial index according to Cronqvist compared to echo-ventriculography for determination of hydrocephalus.
The Cronqvist cranial index with the normal values for different age groups according to Austin & Gooding is compared with the ventricular index estimated by ultrasound in a series of 166 neuropaediatric subjects aged 0 to 5 years. A large number of hydrocephalic patients has a normal cranial index. The cranial index alone is thus an unreliable method for the screening of hydrocephalus.
D000367:Age Factors; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004453:Echoencephalography; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn