re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

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What's with the helmet if you don't mind me asking?

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When he was one month old, he was diagnosed with Lambdoid Craniosynostosis, which is simply a fancy term for one part of the skull fusing prematurely, which can inhibit brain growth and/or severely deform the skull permanently unless it's corrected. Those segments of skull aren't supposed to fuse until around 18 months or so.

Here's a CT scan prior to surgery


That's a view of the back of his head. You can see the skull is segmented as it should be, except for the rear right suture.

So when he was about 3 months old, he had surgery to cut the fused part of the the skull. Part of the after-care is that he has to wear that helmet essentially 24-7 for 12 months, with monthly measurements and adjustments to slowly round out his head. Helmet should be gone end of August.