What is macrocephaly?

Macrocephaly is an enlarged head, it is the measured distance around the widest part of the skull. It is considered macrocephaly if the head is larger than expected for the child's age and gender by over two standard deviations larger than what is the expected average for a baby’s age and gender.

How do members experience macrocephaly?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with macrocephaly*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for macrocephaly*

Who has macrocephaly on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 0
60s 1
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 1