Heads you win, tails you lose: Measuring head circumference

摘要

The time has arrived for the measurement of head circumference to receive the same status and acceptance as obtaining height and weight measurements during routine well-child evaluations. In addition, it is even more imperative to understand that measuring an occipital-frontal head circumference (OFC) is a non-invasive, benign, easy, cost-effective procedure in the evaluation of children for neuro-developmental, neurological, and neurogenetic disorders.