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Congenital Depression of the Skull in Neonate: A Case of Successful Conservative Management

Sunil K. Agrawal, DM, Praveen Kumar, DM*, and Venkataseshan Sundaram, DM

Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: drpkumarpgi{at}gmail.com.


  Abstract
Congenital depression of the fetal skull unassociated with trauma is a rare event. In general, larger and deeper depressions are treated more aggressively either by neurosurgical correction or suction elevation with a breast pump. A case of right parietal skull depression noticed at birth in a term neonate born through cesarean section is reported here. Computed tomography scan revealed a bony depression without a fracture. The baby was managed conservatively, and the depression resolved completely at 6 months of age. This case highlights the potential role of spontaneous resolution in simple congenital skull depression.

First published on September 22, 2009
Journal of Child Neurology 2009, doi:10.1177/0883073809338520
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