article_snippet.sent: A five-year-old girl mother Stacey Ciach, from Geelong in Victoria, had always wondered about the slightly narrow shape of daughter Ava's head.
article_snippet.sent: But it wasn't until A five-year-old girl took Ava to a new doctor for a check-up that it was discovered two plates at the front of A five-year-old girl had fused together prematurely - a rare condition known as Sagittal Synostosis - restricting the growth of her growing brain.
article_snippet.sent: Five-year-old Ava Ciach, from Geelong in Victoria, suffered from Sagittal Synostosis - meaning the two plates at the front of her skull had fused together prematurely restricting the growth of her growing brain .
article_snippet.sent: It was just a miracle that this particular doctor thought "I've got a few concerns about A five-year-old girl head circumference",' Ms Ciach told Daily Mail Australia. '
article_snippet.sent: A CT scan proved A five-year-old girl had the condition – usually discovered when a child is between 10 months and two years old – meaning A five-year-old girl had to undergo a raft of medical examinations. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Five-year-old Ava Ciach, from Geelong in Victoria, had Sagittal Synostosis .
  