Macrocephaly
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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.
Common symptoms reported by people with macrocephaly
Treatments taken by people with macrocephaly
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Compare treatments taken by people with macrocephaly
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Who has macrocephaly on PatientsLikeMe?
- 2 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 0 say macrocephaly is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 0 | |
| 40s | 0 | |
| 50s | 0 | |
| 60s | 1 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 0 | |
| 20-29 years | 0 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 1 | |
| Female | 1 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 0 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 0 |
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