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Soft spot on head

2017-08-03 11:15:23
My daughter will turn 2 on oct14 2016. Soft spot on her head has not closed yet. She has an index finger level spot still on her head. Can anyone advice on its closure. She is very normal and active kid. What will be the effect in case of any delay
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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult.  It may be just the outer table non closure of skull. Your Pediatrician should  be able to judge that. Do not worry anyways. It's quite  normal.

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