Study of Relationship Between Changes in Size of Posterior Fontanelle with Gestational Age
Relationship Between Posterior Fontanelle with Gestational Age
Keywords:
fetus, Posterior Fontanelle, Change in sizeAbstract
In this study we have measured size and area of posterior fontanelle and have studied its relations with gestational age in human fetuses. This study is aimed to provide a range of normal posterior fontanelle dimensions and to provide base for further research in Asian population on morphology of posterior fontanelle and see if there exists any significant difference when compared to European & African studies. For this fifty fetuses were arranged in 5 groups according to their gestational age. Mean posterior fontanelle size and area of each group is measured. After statistical calculations it was observed that posterior fontanelle size and area both vary significantly with gestational age.
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2. Anderson NG, Hay R, Hulchings M, Whitehead M, Darlow B: Posterior fontanelle Cranial ultrasound: anatomic and sonographic correlation. Early Hum Dev; 1995 ,42(2): p.1141-52.
3. Pooh RK : Transvaginal Power Angiography of the fetal brain, Ultrasound obstet Gynecol. Dec. 1996 8 (6) p 417-21 ISSN: 0960-76 92.
4. Faix RG : Fontanelle size in black and white newborn infants. J Paediatr, 1982 : p.100-304
5. Phillip AGS: Fontanel size and epiphyseal ossification in neonatal twins discordant by Weght. Pediatr.1975, 84 414 – 419.
6. Tan K.L : Wide sulures and large fontanels in the newborns Am J Dis Child,1976, 130:386.
7. Phillip AGS: Fetal growth retardation: femurs, fontanels and follow up. J Paediatr 1978,62:446
8. Adeyemo and A.A. Omotade: Variations in fontanelle size with gestational age . Early Human Dev (lreland) 1999 ; 54(3): p207-14
9. WuLL, Sazali BS, Adeeb N, Khalid BA: Congenital hypothyroid screening using ord blood TSH. Singapore Med. J (Singapore) 1999 , 40 (1).
10. Parikh, C.R.: Parikh’s textbook of Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology. 1979 3rd edition, p.71.
11. Streeter GL :Weight ,sitting length, head size , footlength and menstrual age for human embryo. Contrib Embryol (1920) 11:143
12. Roger, W. Soames Skeletal system, 6, p. 425-710. Gray’s Anatomy , 38th edition. 2000
13. Popich GA and Smith DW : Fontanels :Range of normal size J Paediatr:1972, 80:749
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2011-06-30
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Usman, D., Dilkash, N. A., Khan, S., Hussein, M., & Vijay, A. (2011). Study of Relationship Between Changes in Size of Posterior Fontanelle with Gestational Age: Relationship Between Posterior Fontanelle with Gestational Age. National Journal of Integrated Research in Medicine, 2(2), 53–55. Retrieved from http://nicpd.ac.in/ojs-/index.php/njirm/article/view/1911
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