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*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
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Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*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 | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 1 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 0 | |
40s | 0 | |
50s | 0 | |
60s | 1 | |
70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 1 | |
Female | 1 |