Regular early head circumference assessments add valuable information when screening for long-term neurocognitive risk - according to new research by an international research collaboration, including ...

Children's heads expand steadily to accommodate their growing brains, and doctors routinely measure head circumference during the first years of life to assess healthy brain development. Children from ...

Regular early head circumference assessments add valuable information when screening for long-term neurocognitive risk – according to new research by an international research collaboration, including ...

Measuring head circumference in early childhood does not predict risk for neurocognitive problems later, according to a study published online May 18 in Pediatrics. Charlotte M. Wright, MD, from the ...

Every baby grows at a different pace. Given the wide range of “normal” sizes, it’s hard to know whether your child measures up to standards. That’s why pediatricians track physical developments like ...

How do I determine if head growth/circumference is appropriate when small size may be in the family history? I have patients that begin to drop below the 5th percentile, but I suspect this may not be ...

Regular early head circumference assessments add valuable information when screening for long-term neurocognitive risk - according to new research. Regular measurements of head circumference of very ...

Press release republished with permission from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics The size of children’s heads is not only related to the growth of their skull, but also their brain. A ...

The size of children's heads is not only related to the growth of their skull, but also their brain. A genome-wide analysis now reports the largest known genetic effects on head circumference and the ...