Diagnostic Approach to Macrocephaly in Children

• Main Authors: Andrea Accogli (Author), Ana Filipa Geraldo (Author), Gianluca Piccolo (Author), Antonella Riva (Author), Marcello Scala (Author), Ganna Balagura (Author), Vincenzo Salpietro (Author), Francesca Madia (Author), Mohamad Maghnie (Author), Federico Zara (Author), Pasquale Striano (Author), Domenico Tortora (Author), Mariasavina Severino (Author), Valeria Capra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Macrocephaly affects up to 5% of the pediatric population and is defined as an abnormally large head with an occipitofrontal circumference (OFC) >2 standard deviations (SD) above the mean for a given age and sex. Taking into account that about 2-3% of the healthy population has an OFC between 2 a...