Relationship of Brain Weight to Head Circumference in Early Infancy

Document Type

Article

Authors

James A. Lemons, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Richard L. Schreiner, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Edwin L. Gresham, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

Abstract

Brain weight at the time of autopsy was compared with the occipito-frontal head circumference (OFC) in 251 newborns and infants. Over the range of occipito­frontal circumference studied (24-44 cm), linear correlation best described the relationship between OFC and brain weight. These data would support the reliabil­ity of the OFC as a measurement of brain growth during early infancy.

Recommended Citation

Lemons, James A.; Schreiner, Richard L.; and Gresham, Edwin L. (1981) "Relationship of Brain Weight to Head Circumference in Early Infancy," Human Biology: Vol. 53: Iss. 3, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol53/iss3/8