Macrocephaly

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was anyone else diagnose with macrocephaly as a kid,


Also called macrocephalia and megalocephaly, macrocephaly is diagnosed when the circumference of the head is more than two standard deviations above average for the child's age, sex, race, and period of gestation. The fontanelle (soft spot) of the newborn is wide, but facial features are usually normal. Macrocephaly is distinguished from hydrocephalus in that there is no increase in pressure within the head; however, hydrocephalus can result in macrocephaly in some children. The disorder can result from a defect in formation during the embryonic stage, as a result of certain degenerative diseases, as a part of various genetic syndromes, or as an inherited family trait. Mental deficiency, seizures, and movement disorders are common in macrocephalic children.

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this is me as a baby my head looks normal to me. ( oh sorry about bad pic its old)

but maybe it's me being biased cause its me if that even make sense.

be honest with me did i look sick?

I can't tell if I have it, or not. What do you people think?

Your head does look larger but you don't look sick to me. I know an infant's head is roughly 1/3 the size of the body. I know someone's who's son's head was noticeably larger, but his head was larger at the sides. The last time I saw him he was about 4 and it looked like his body had caught up with his head. I knew someone with a daughter who's head at 1 seemed too much in proportion to her body. It made her seem like a tiny adult.

Your head does look larger but you don't look sick to me. I know an infant's head is roughly 1/3 the size of the body. I know someone's who's son's head was noticeably larger, but his head was larger at the sides. The last time I saw him he was about 4 and it looked like his body had caught up with his head. I knew someone with a daughter who's head at 1 seemed too much in proportion to her body. It made her seem like a tiny adult.[/quote

that makes me feel so much better yeah now my head goes with my body

I would guess not: I think you look normal!

Wow, you weren't kidding. You really *do* look like Mick Avory! Too cool.

Thank you for the compliment.

You look like a normal happy baby with a long face. You should post a picture of your face as an adult. How much has your face changed since you were little?

Hey CockneyRebel, did your mother ever get back stage at a Kinks concert 35 years ago? I can now see how you claim to look like the drummer from the Kinks.

I hardly ever went to the Dr. as a kid. But my son was diagnosed with it and he is autistic.

This is him next to a another child of the same age:

When I was a little girl, it was common to hear that people who have a big forehead are intelligent

this is me at age 7 [img][img]http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr110/moniqueidamayjohnson/scan0002.jpg[/img][/img]

this is me on my 20th birthday may 15 [img][img][800:1008]http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr110/moniqueidamayjohnson/scan0001-4.jpg[/img][/img]

Looks like you grew into it looking normal to me at least.

thanks * sigh of relive.*

I've never heard I was diagosed with anything like that but I do have a big head and a massive fohead. Everybody says they can't tell but I have a really hard time finding hats. My kids all had big heads at birth and still do, but again, no Dr has ever slapped a label on it.

I have been called horse face by co-workers quite a few times. But hey I need a bigger case to hold all that information on stop-motion aniamtion and horror films.