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From: drp@ptsfb.UUCP (Dale Pederson)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: EARLY FUSION OF SKULL BONES - Update
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Date: Wed, 23-Jan-85 14:24:27 EST
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> I certainly am not an expert in the area -- but it was my impression that
> the soft spot on a childs head normally went away by age 2 or 3.  My
> 2-year old no longer has his soft spot.  I wonder if there is some other
> development that your doctor noticed.

We have just received information from specialists at the U.C. Medical
Center in San Francisco.  After studying a complete series of head x-rays
they said that one line is completely fused and the others are just a
silly millimeter away from fusion. 

The soft spot does indeed get smaller and may not be noticeable on a two
year old ... but there are seven plates which make up the cranium and they
don't normally start forming permanent connections this young.  We have an
appointment with the specialist in February, the soonest we could get in.