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Aetiology

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Causes include:

  • normal variation or familial trait
  • disproportionate growth in chronic conditions, for example achondroplasia, sickle cell anaemia, rickets, failure to thrive
  • hydrocephalus
  • craniostenosis
  • enlarged brain - ie macroencephaly
  • Sotos' syndrome

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