Observational studyTurkish journal of medical sciences2022
The neurodevelopmental profile of healthy children with premature anterior fontanel closure.
Observational study in Turkish journal of medical sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Difference in anterior fontanelle closure between non-syndromic craniosynostosis and normal controls: a retrospective cross-sectional study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Ultrasonographic Measurement of Anterior Fontanelle Size in Infants with Deformational Plagiocephaly.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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backgroundWe aimed to assess the neurodevelopmental status of healthy children with premature anterior fontanel closure.
methodsThis retrospective observational study was conducted on 40 (20 M, 20 F) children admitted to Mersin University Pediatric Neurology Outpatient Clinic between 2015-2020 with complaints of premature fontanel closure. Patients with dysmorphic features, microcephaly, craniosynostosis, hypoxic-ischemic sequelae, infections, metabolic disorders, intracranial hemorrhage, epilepsy, endocrine problems, additional congenital anomalies, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), prematurity, and postmaturity were excluded. The Denver II and Bayley III tests were applied to all patients and controls.
resultsThe Denver II identified retardations in gross motor skills (p = 0.015) and personal-social skills (p = 0.042) and Bayley III in cognitive (p = 0.030) and motor skills (p = 0.007) in the study group. None of the participants in the study group had neurodevelopmental retardation, according to the Bayley III normal standards. DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that children with premature fontanel closure may develop motor retardation. These children should, therefore, be closely monitored for neurodevelopmental aspects.
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