title: Anterior fontanel size.
abstract: Anterior fontanel size was determined in a cross-sectional study of 445 infants ranging in age from newborn period to 2 years. The mean anterior fontanel size in neonates was 3.37 +/- 0.61 cm which decreased to 0.37 +/- 0.06 cm in 24 months age group. The age of closure of anterior fontanel was 12, 18 and 24 months in 40%, 70.4% and 91.3%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Tripathi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*