Head Circumference and Neurocognitive Outcomes

J. Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-7-5

Head Circumference and Neurocognitive Outcomes

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 29 (2015): Issue 7

By: J. Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jul 2015

Abstract

Investigators from Universities of Glasgow and Bristol, UK, determined the value of head circumference (HC) as a screening measure, the incidence of head centile shifting, and the relationship between extremes of head size and later neurodevelopmental problems.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-29-7-5 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 54 - 54

Submitted on: Jul 5, 2015

Accepted on: Jul 10, 2015

Published on: Jul 31, 2015

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Head Circumference,

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children,

Neurocognitive Disorders

© 2015 J. Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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