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Small Fibrose Anterior Fontanelle

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Dr. Diptanshu Das MD

My baby is 1 year 2 months old. The fontanelle are is not yet closed. Please can you advise ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

hi my baby is 9 month old. We took him for vaccination yeaterday.& the ped told that his anterior fontanelle is slightly large for 9 months & it should close by 12 months. We XXXXXXX giving him vit d drops ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Arun MD

Hi doc, my baby is 9 month old. We took him for vaccination yeaterday.& the ped told that his anterior fontanelle is slightly large for 9 months & it should close by 12 months. We XXXXXXX giving him ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr.   Olsi Taka MD

atrophy with microcephaly . 2. Bone window show closure of suture and posterior fontanelle. Only small anterior fontanelle is mildly patent. what shall I do and what will happen to him. Is it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Archana Verma MD

My son is 14 months. His anterior fontanelle is still wide open, and throbs uncontrollably. He has basilar artery occlusion, cerebral degeneration, cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of the cerebral ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Archana Verma ( Pediatrician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Sandeep Thute MD

my new born has bulg on her anterior fontanel and everything else with her is fine it is on her right back side it has bin there since she was born and it never changes in size never goes up or down ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandeep Thute ( Pediatrician)
Dr. P. T. Patil MD

My 13 month old has a dip in his head, around where his anterior fontanelle is. It is very noticeable. I can t imagine he is dehydrated, he drinks plenty of milk and water. Not sure how long it s been ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. P. T. Patil ( Urologist)
Dr. Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli MD

My 3 month old son has a wide anterior fontanelle. It is sunken a little bit but he s not dehydrated..He eats and wets his diapers regularly and isn t sick in any way. Hes alert and active, has ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Sabyasachi Das MD

my baby is 3 months old and her anterior fontanelle looks curved inwards, what could does it mean, she´s was crying for a while, she was laying down in my bed with me and I felt asleep... there is a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sabyasachi Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Mukund Savaskar MD

said its from hitting my head on one of the sutures specifically just in front of my Anterior Fontanelle. Anyways, I very badly want to rid of it as it may expose as I recede hair at an older age! Hope ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukund Savaskar ( General Surgeon)