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skull of a newborn, separation, the sutures, separated sutures, defined, an abnormally wide separation, the bony sutures, the skull in an infant, skull of an infant, young child is made up of bony plates that allow, growth, borders at which these plates intersect, sutures, suture lines, in an infant only a few minutes old, pressure from delivery, compress the head, making the bony plates overlap, sutures, creating a small ridge, normal finding of newborns, next few days the head expands, overlapping disappears, edges, the bony plates meet edge to edge, the normal position, abnormal increase, in the pressure, the head, cause the sutures to spread apart, separated sutures, a sign of increased intracranial pressure, pressure, the skull, separated sutures associated, bulging fontanelles, intracranial pressure is significantly increased, prominent veins over the scalp, dandy-walker malformation, arnold-chiari malformation, battered child syndrome, hydrocephalus, congenital infections, meningitis, brain tumor, intraventricular hemorrhage, bleeding inside the brain, subdural hematoma, subdural effusion, lead poisoning, down syndrome, hypothyroidism, types of vitamin deficiency, home care, the specific diagnosis associated, separated sutures, child has noticeably separated sutures, bulging fontanelles, prominent scalp veins, redness, swelling, discharge, the sutures, medical history, a physical examination performed, palpate, sutures, the degree of separation, fontanelles, scalp veins, examined, abnormal findings, nervous system, vision, evaluated in detail, help evaluate the problem, ask, have other abnormalities been present, abnormal head circumference, did first notice that the sutures were separated, getting worse, the child otherwise well, normal eating, activity patterns, following diagnostic tests performed, mri, the head, ct scan, the head, ultrasound, the head, infectious disease workup, blood cultures, cultures from various other tissues possibly, a spinal tap, metabolic workup, blood tests to look at electrolyte levels, suspected causes, standard ophthalmic exam, health care provider keeps records from routine examinations, find it helpful to maintain own records of child's development, want to bring these records to health care provider's attention, unusual, a diagnosis was made by health care provider, cause of separated sutures, want to note that diagnosis in personal medical record.