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There are few studies on the characteristics of macrocephaly (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MC<\/jats:styled-content>) diagnosed during well child visits. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of children with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MC<\/jats:styled-content> diagnosed during the well\u2010child visits.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This descriptive clinical study was carried out in the well child unit of a medical faculty hospital. The health records of all children who were followed up between 2004 and 2014 were reviewed. The records of children with the diagnosis of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MC<\/jats:styled-content> were evaluated. All children with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MC<\/jats:styled-content> had cranial ultrasonography, measurement of parental <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HC<\/jats:styled-content>, and biochemistry. The <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HC<\/jats:styled-content> measurements were carried out until 3\u00a0years of age in the unit.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ninety of 9,758 children (0.9%) had the diagnosis of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MC<\/jats:styled-content>. Of these children, 61% were male. Mean age at diagnosis was 2.7\u00a0months. The majority of children (63.3%) had familial <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MC<\/jats:styled-content>. The other leading findings were isolated <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MC<\/jats:styled-content> and hydrocephalus: two of eight children with hydrocephalus had delayed neuromotor development.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MC<\/jats:styled-content> was not rare in the present well child unit population. 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