Microcephaly (differentials)

Question 1

Microcephaly differentials?

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Answer 1

normal variation e.g. small child with small head
familial e.g. parents with small head
congenital infection
perinatal brain injury e.g. hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
fetal alcohol syndrome
syndromes: Patau
craniosynostosis

Question 2

what is craniosynostosis?

Answer 2

bones in skull joint too early