Okay.. I know this is about a week over due, but its been a very busy week.
A week ago Thursday Ethan had a follow up MRI because his head circumference grew about 2.5cm in one month, which is larger than what was expected. We had the MRI in the morning, and saw the doctors immediately after (well, after a short feeding and a drive over to the hospital because the MRI was done in a separate facility).
We met with the nurse practitioner for the pediatric neurologist. She showed us Ethan's MRIs and discussed the results. The brain ventricles are enlarged the same as they were before, and there is fluid in the front of his brain, but its exactly the same as it was before.
The doctors are confident that most likely Ethan has a conditioned called BESS (Benign Enlargement of the Subarachnoid Space). This is a fancy term for.. he has a big head. Babies with this usually show a jump across percentiles for head circumference somewhere between 4 and 6 months. Ethan's presented a little earlier so we will need to monitor it a little more closely with at least one more MRI in May. However, his MRI scans look the same as other babies with this condition. The best part is there are no long term effects. These babies grow up to be totally normal with larger than normal heads. Ethan fits the profile of the condition with a family history of large heads on the father's side, and otherwise very normal development. The doctors continually reassure us that he is a normal, happy, healthy baby.
We praise the Lord for a good report, great doctors, and a health facility like UVA so close!
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