Common causes of prominent forehead in infants include vitamin D deficiency rickets, hydrocephalus, cerebral hemorrhage and other physiological factors.
1. Vitamin D deficiency rickets: due to vitamin D deficiency, followed by calcium deficiency, it can cause prominent forehead, accompanied by occipital baldness, square skull and other symptoms.
2. Hydrocephalus: Intracranial hemorrhage, congenital developmental abnormalities of the brain and other conditions can cause poor circulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, resulting in hydrocephalus, which increases the baby’s head circumference and fontanel size.
3. Cerebral hemorrhage: Cerebral hemorrhage will increase the intracranial pressure which will cause the fontanel to protrude, usually accompanied by fever, mental depression, convulsions and other symptoms.
4. Physiological factors: Some babies have protruding foreheads due to their individual physique or genetic factors.
Infant forehead protruding situation, need to pay attention to, to go to the hospital in time for examination, clear specific which cause, and then targeted treatment.