Mesocephaly to Brachycephaly shift as seen in Punjabi children.
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2012-07
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Anthropometric Parameters are useful tools in evaluating growth
and development. Cephalic Index helps in estimation of
intracranial volume in vivo & thus the brain growth. This
prospective longitudinal study was initiated to compare the ethnic
variations in cephalic index in specific defined ethnic groups of
Punjab Jat Sikh and Bania infants.
It was observed that Jatsikh infants had a brachycephalic type of
skull throughout the study whereas Bania infants displayed
mesocephalic type of skull till 7th month of their lives and later on
even they became brachycephalic in their skull shapes. It is
apparent that the trend in replacing mesocephaly by
brachycephaly in northern Indian children, wherein possibly Jatsikh
children are ahead of Bania children in this process.
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Cephalic index, brachycephalic, mesocephaly
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Kaur H, Singh S, Patnaik VVG, Kaushal S, Agnihotri G. Mesocephaly to Brachycephaly shift as seen in Punjabi children. International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2012 Jul; 1(2): 1-5.