Anterior Fontanelle Bulging

The fontanelles should feel firm and very slightly curved inward to the touch.

Anterior fontanelle bulging. The fontanelles should feel firm and very slightly curved inward to the touch. A tense or bulging fontanelle occurs when fluid builds up in the brain or the brain swells causing increased pressure inside the skull. Usually only the anterior fontanel which is on the top of the head toward the front can be seen and felt.

A tense or bulging fontanelle occurs when fluid builds up in the brain or the brain swells causing increased pressure inside the skull. The anterior or frontal fontanelle is the diamond shaped soft membranous gap at the junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures. This is the one called the soft spot.

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This computer generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Add symptoms to narrow your search. The anterior fontanelle is usually 4 6 cm in size at birth and closes at 4 26 months of age.

A bulging anterior fontanel can be a result of increased intracranial pressure or intracranial and extracranial tumors and a sunken fontanel usually is a sign of dehydration. Bulging fontanelle undefined undefined undefined undefined. The fontanelle at the top of the head anterior fontanelle most often closes between 7 to 19 months.

It persists until approximately 18 24 months after birth after which it is known as the bregma the precise timing of the anterior fontanelle closure is quite variable and the research literature shows cases of closure from 6 months that may represent a normal. Therefore a fontanelle that is level with the rim or bulging above the rim are both considered abnormal. The fontanelle at the top of the head anterior fontanelle most often closes between 7 to 19 months.