Davies D P, Ansari B M, Cooke T J
Arch Dis Child. 1975 Jan;50(1):81-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.50.1.81.
A simple method is described for measuring the area of the anterior fontanelle at birth. Normal values in preterm and term infants suggest enlargement of the fontanelle with gestational age. Small-for-dates infants have significantly larger anterior fontanelles than either preterm or term infants. Knowledge of the normal variation in anterior fontanelle size may be of help in the early diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism or provide a clue to other disorders of skeletal development.
本文描述了一种测量出生时前囟面积的简单方法。早产儿和足月儿的正常数值表明前囟大小随孕周增加。小于胎龄儿的前囟明显大于早产儿或足月儿。了解前囟大小的正常变异可能有助于先天性甲状腺功能减退症的早期诊断,或为其他骨骼发育障碍提供线索。