Author(s):
Assunção, A ; Flor-de-Lima, F ; Pereira, J ; Pinto, D
Date: 2024
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/51230
Origin: Lusíadas Saúde
Subject(s): Crânio/anomalias; Crânio/diagnóstico por imagens; Recém-Nascido; Ecografia; Skull/abnormalities; Skull/diagnostic imaging; Infant, Newborn; Ultrasonography
Description
Nontraumatic congenital neonatal skull depression is a rare condition resulting from external forces shaping the fetal skull. Typically, newborns are asymptomatic, and, usually, the condition resolves in a few months with no need for intervention. However, many newborns undergo a CT scan, an ionizing technique, to check for fractures or intracranial lesions. We report a case of congenital skull depression without neurological deficits, managed conservatively through clinical monitoring and ultrasound.