Anterior fontanel size.
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.
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Department of Pediatrics, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur.
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Mathur
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Singh
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Gupta
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Tripathi
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*