What causes infant to have big head compared to the body?
Patient: My wife took our four month old for his regular check up. The doctor told her that he was a little concerned about the size of his soft spot. He also said that his head was in the 50% and his body was in the 10%. My son has hit all of his milestones and we had a high risk doctor look at him carefully before birth bc my wife had preclamsia(spelling) and he came alittle early. His behavior has not changed and when my wife was a baby she had an big head. The doc said to wait another month and see if his body catches up with his head. My wife and I are obviously freaking out bc weve had no issues till now. Should we get the CT scan now or wait? I just dont know what to do? Doctor: Hi,As the baby is developmentally normal and as your wife also had big head as a baby, you need not worry. If I were your pediatrician, I would follow your son up for developmental pattern and if this is normal I would not go ahead with a neuroimaging. Even if you and your pediatrician have agreed upon doing a scan, I suggest doing an MRI and not a CT scan brain as CT has the risk of radiation.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.Regards,Dr. Sumanth