ABSTRACT

1.1. A head circumference measurement falling on the 10th percentile for a given age indicates that

ten percent of normal children of the same age would have the same measurement.

the patient's head circumference is 10% below the mean value for the age.

the patient's head circumference is 10% above the lower limit of the normal range.

ten per cent of normal children of the same age would have a head circumference greater than that of the patient in question.

ten per cent of normal children of the same age would have the same or smaller head circumference.