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Fontanelles - sunken
Definition:
Sunken fontanelles describe a noticeable "curving in" of the "soft spot" in an infant.
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Fontanelles - Sunken
Alternate Names
: Soft Spot - Sunken, Sunken Fontanelles
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Bulging fontanelles
Separated sutures
Opisthotonos
Increased head circumference
No red reflex in the eye ...
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What are fontanelles?
There are two fontanelles (the space between the bones of an infant's skull where the sutures intersect) that are covered by tough membranes. The fontanelles include: ...
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Dry or sticky mouth
Low or no urine output; concentrated urine appears dark yellow
Not producing tears
Sunken eyes
Markedly sunken fontanelles (the soft spot on the top of the head) in an infant
Lethargic or comatose (with severe dehydration) ...
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The sutures normally allow the skull to expand as the brain grows, but in Apert syndrome they fuse very early in life. At first the fontanelles stay wide open and a midline gap still allows brain growth but within a few years this gap has filled in, ...
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