Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 19566

Hydrocephalus: Babies

Tabled: 11 December 2024

Answered: 18 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Monica Harding

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of routine monitoring of infant head circumference after 8 weeks of age as a diagnostic tool for early identification of hydrocephalus.

Answer

It is vitally important that babies are diagnosed as early as possible so treatment can be provided. Current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends measuring the head circumference of babies in the first week, at appr...

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