causes and consequences of finding relatively enlarged extracerebral spaces in region of frontal lobes on ct.?

Question

ct scan of 8month old baby boy who is relatively tall and heavy with relatively large head circumferenceshows prominent extracerebral spaces in regions of sylvian fissure ant adjacent to both frontal lobes

Answer 1

Firstly, this is a question that should be posed to a health professional as there can be many reasons for this. I expect the Dr that ordered the CT scan can help. What follows is a general explaination of what could be going on given the info provided.

A babies brain still has a lot of growing to do after they are born. A large proportion of this happens on the surface of the brain. This means that many of the fissures, gyri (hills) and sulci (valleys) of the brain have not fully developed. If the scull/body is growing faster than the brain it can create more space than is initially needed. Generally the brain will grow into the space within the scull. A more telling factor into whether it is a neurological problem is the childs development.

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