Screening of hydrocephalus in infants using either WHO or population-based head circumference reference charts.

Marjo KarvonenAntti SaariMarja-Leena LamidiTuomas SelanderTuija LöppönenTuula LönnqvistLeo DunkelUlla Sankilampi

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)

Auxology alone was not sufficient for the screening of hydrocephalus. The WHO standard should be validated in the population, and population-specific cut-offs for normality defined before its introduction.

Keyphrases

subarachnoid hemorrhage
body mass index
physical activity
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography