PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Davies, D P
AU  - Ansari, B M
AU  - Cooke, T J
TI  - Anterior fontanelle size in the neonate.
AID  - 10.1136/adc.50.1.81
DP  - 1975 Jan 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 81--83
VI  - 50
IP  - 1
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/50/1/81.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/50/1/81.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child1975 Jan 01; 50
AB  - A simple method is described for measuring the area of the anterior fontanelle at birth. Normal values in preterm and term infants suggest enlargement of the fontanelle with gestational age. Small-for-dates infants have significantly larger anterior fontanelles than either preterm or term infants. Knowledge of the normal variation in anterior fontanelle size may be of help in the early diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism or provide a clue to other disorders of skeletal development.