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Suggest Remedy For Problem In Skull
16 month old has missing front right fontanel. Monitored in utero, doctors still unable to diagnose. Smart, advanced and normal ventricles. Normal height and weight. 30 and 23.1 lbs., female. Please help. Hole where there should be normal skull growing. worried about any bumps to head. Hole under skin pulsates as well.
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Dear parent, this could be due to calcium difficiency. you should get a blood test for calcium levels to determine difficiency and treat accordingly with calcium supplements
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