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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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When The Fontanelle Doesnt Close

Premium Questions

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.   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 curable? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh MD

Hi I delivered a baby 4 and half month ago his posterior fontanelle closed only 90 percent when the remaining will get closed ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh ( 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)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bimal Desai MD

What does an early closing fontanelle indicate? I saw a 5 month old baby and his fontanelle felt .... Also another baby at 4 months her fontanelle had nearly closed yet at 12 months she was progressing... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bimal Desai ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Harikrishna Yamjala MD

i observed that her fontanelle bulge but she does not have a fever, she was just fussy then on the next day her fontanelle went back to normal. what is the cause of her bulging fontanelle? is that ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harikrishna Yamjala ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. MD

I have noticed a sunken part of my fontanelle which i no was never there. I am 45 yrs of age. I ... sunken fontanelle. My vision in my left eye has also become a little blurred. i would be grateful for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

six hours.The fontanelle is not exactly depressed but not the opposite either. Should we take action? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

I m worried that last night, while taking my 6 month old s shirt off, my thumb accidentally pushed on the fontanelle slightly. The baby isn t showing any signs of swelling or fever but has been cranky ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)