microcephaly…

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skull of a newborn, microcephaly, ultrasound, normal fetus, ventricles of brain, microcephaly describes a head size, measured, the distance around the top, the head, significantly below normal, person's age, sex, standardized charts, microcephaly most often occurs, the brain to grow at a normal rate, skull growth is determined by brain expansion, takes place, normal growth, the brain, pregnancy, infancy, conditions that affect brain growth, cause microcephaly, infections, genetic disorders, severe malnutrition, primary causes, down's syndrome, cri du chat syndrome, seckel's syndrome, rubinstein-taybi syndrome, trisomy 13, trisomy 18, smith-lemli-opitz syndrome, cornelia de lange syndrome, secondary causes, uncontrolled maternal phenylketonuria, pku, methylmercury poisoning, congenital rubella, congenital toxoplasmosis, congenital cmv, maternal drug use, malnutrition, no specific home care procedures, microcephaly, care depends on the condition that caused the microcephaly, microcephaly, diagnosed at birth, routine well-baby examinations, the infant's height, weight, head circumference is measured, suspect infant's head size is too small, not growing, consult health care provider, this finding, discovered by the health care provider, routine examination, head measurements, a routine procedure, a well-baby examination up to 18 months, longer in certain circumstances, painless, take only a few seconds the measuring tape, around the infant's head, documenting microcephaly in detail, what, head circumference, the head growing at a slower rate than the body, a record, the head circumference, maintained over time, the health care provider maintains records on baby, to maintain own records, the well-baby findings, to bring records, health care provider's attention, the infant's head growth pattern seems to be decreasing, a diagnosis was made by health care provider related to microcephaly, want to note that diagnosis in child's personal medical record.