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Anterior fontanelle size in healthy Israeli newborn infants. 1987

I Srugo, and A Berger

Department of Pediatrics, Haifa City Medical Center, Rothschild, Israel.

The anterior fontanelle size of 303 Israeli neonates was measured. The purpose was to establish normal values of fontanelle size in different Israeli ethnic groups. The size of the fontanelle was calculated as length plus width, the mean size for the whole population being 2.06 +/- 0.6 cm. These results correlate with those of Western, White, healthy neonates. No difference in anterior fontanelle size for the different ethnic groups or between sexes was found. Knowledge of the normal variation in anterior fontanelle size may be of help in diagnosing skeletal developmental disorders. The method used is simple and accurate and can be used in the routine neonatal examination.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007557	Israel	A country in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon. The capital is Jerusalem.
D007585	Jews	An ethnic group with historical ties to the land of ISRAEL and the religion of JUDAISM.	Jew
D008297	Male		Males
D012016	Reference Values	The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.	Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D005006	Ethnicity	A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.	Ethnic Groups,Nationality,Ethnic Group,Nationalities
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012886	Skull	The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN.	Calvaria,Cranium,Calvarium,Skulls