title: Head circumference of children with Down syndrome (0-36 months)
abstract: This study provides statistically appropriate head circumference reference curves for males and females with Down syndrome (DS) from birth to 36 months of age. A total of 239 males and 182 females from five study populations, yielding a combination of cross-sectional and longitudinal data, were used for the analysis. The method of least squares was used to test the fit of the growth model y = a+bx+c[log(x + 1)], where x is age in months. These standardized curves should provide information of value in the medical, physical, and developmental management of children with DS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cronk
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pueschel
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wisniewski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laxova
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Crocker
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pauli
mesh_terms: D001699:Biometry; D002508:Cephalometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values