Guest guest Posted September 8, 2001 Report Share Posted September 8, 2001 > What makes you say the fontanelles are closed? Was there an X-ray or CT scan? Usually this is an indication of craniosynostosis. I encourage you to ask your orthotist/neurosurgeon to explain what s/he means by this statement. If there is any uncertainty, and there were no scans done, I would suggest taking that next step. > Kendra Kendra, this was determined by her ped., but not by X-ray, just by feel, so I'm guessing it may not be COMPLETELY closed, but very close. Typically, the posterior fontanel closes around 3 months and the anterior one begins closing around 9 months and most babies are completely closed by 18 months. When her ped. said it was closed I, of course, FREAKED OUT thinking cranio. Still no x-rays have been done, but I have asked her ped,. her craniofacial specialist, and her ortho. about it and they all say that closed at 9 months is early, but on the early side of normal (anywhere between 9-18 mo. is considered normal). And, they all say that the soft spot being closed does not mean that the sutures are closed. Of course, as I am sure it does with most plagio moms, the cranio thought lurks in the back of my mind, and this didn't help. No one we have seen so far thinks she has cranio, but of course they didn't do any tests. I'll be sure to push the subject again at her ortho appt. next week and her next craniofacial appt. Thanks for giving ME a little push. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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