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.