increased head circumference…

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skull of a newborn, macrocephaly, increased head circumference is present, the measured distance around the widest part, the skull is larger than expected, the age, background, the child, a rule of thumb, a newborn's head, 2 centimeters larger than the chest size, between 6 months, 2 years, measurements, equal, after 2 years, chest size becomes larger than the head, a series, measurements over time that show an increased rate of head growth often, provide more valuable information than a single measurement that is larger than expected, increased intracranial pressure, pressure, the head, swelling, the brain, accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid, ventricles, accompanies increased head circumference, symptoms associated, vomiting, eyes deviating downward, irritability, bulging fontanelles, hydrocephalus, congenital, post-traumatic, obstructive, canavan disease, hurler syndrome, morquio syndrome, benign familial macrocephaly, family tendency toward large head size, intracranial bleeding, macrocephaly, discovered by the health care provider, a routine well-baby exam, medical history, a physical examination performed, medical history, increased head circumference in detail, time pattern, did first notice that the baby's head seemed large, does the baby's head size, increasing faster in proportion, growth, location, does the head seem larger all over, the head growing more, front-to-back pattern, side-to-side pattern, changes in brain, nervous system functions, physical examination, repeated measurements, the head circumference, a period of time to confirm that the head circumference is significantly increased, cases a single measurement is sufficient to confirm a significant increase, diagnostic tests, vary depending on the suspected cause, head x-ray, head ct scan, a diagnosis was made by health care provider of cause of increased head circumference, want to note that diagnosis in personal medical record, want to document own measurements, the head circumference.