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Fontanelle Depressed

MedGen UID:
853128
•Concept ID:
C1095924
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Depressed Fontanel

Definition

Membranous areas between cranial bones in a newborn that appear depressed or sunken. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFontanelle Depressed

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Perceptions of childhood diarrhoea and its treatment in rural Zimbabwe.
de Zoysa I, Carson D, Feachem R, Kirkwood B, Lindsay-Smith E, Loewenson R
Soc Sci Med 1984;19(7):727-34. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(84)90245-4. PMID: 6505741

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Caregivers perception of common neonatal illnesses and their management among rural dwellers in Enugu state, Nigeria: a qualitative study.
Chime OH, Eneh CI, Asinobi IN, Ekwochi U, Ndu IK, Nduagubam OC, Amadi OF, Osuorah DC
BMC Public Health 2023 Apr 11;23(1):665. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15582-2. PMID: 37041538Free PMC Article
Characteristics of Afebrile Infants ≤60 Days of Age With Invasive Bacterial Infections.
Wang ME, Neuman MI, Nigrovic LE, Pruitt CM, Desai S, DePorre AG, Sartori LF, Marble RD, Woll C, Leazer RC, Balamuth F, Rooholamini SN, Aronson PL; FEBRILE YOUNG INFANT RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
Hosp Pediatr 2021 Jan;11(1):100-105. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-002204. PMID: 33318052Free PMC Article
Correction of depressed forehead with BoneSource in cleidocranial dysplasia.
Kang N, Kim SZ, Jung SN
J Craniofac Surg 2009 Mar;20(2):564-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31819ba361. PMID: 19305258
Transient bulging fontanelle after vaccination: case report and review of the vaccine adverse event reporting system.
Freedman SB, Reed J, Burwen DR, Wise RP, Weiss A, Ball R
J Pediatr 2005 Nov;147(5):640-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.06.009. PMID: 16291356
Head injury in the infant and toddler. Coma scoring and outcome scale.
Raimondi AJ, Hirschauer J
Childs Brain 1984;11(1):12-35. doi: 10.1159/000120157. PMID: 6705608

Diagnosis

Characteristics of Afebrile Infants ≤60 Days of Age With Invasive Bacterial Infections.
Wang ME, Neuman MI, Nigrovic LE, Pruitt CM, Desai S, DePorre AG, Sartori LF, Marble RD, Woll C, Leazer RC, Balamuth F, Rooholamini SN, Aronson PL; FEBRILE YOUNG INFANT RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
Hosp Pediatr 2021 Jan;11(1):100-105. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-002204. PMID: 33318052Free PMC Article
The mysterious "mental illness" of a philosopher: the case of Blaise Pascal.
Sava A, Dumitrescu M, Dumitrescu GF, Turliuc MD, Ciocoiu M, Scripcariu V
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2019;60(4):1383-1389. PMID: 32239123
Clinical diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure among children with hydrocephalus.
Piatt JH Jr, Garton HJ
Pediatr Emerg Care 2008 Apr;24(4):201-10. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31816a8d43. PMID: 18431216
Cleidocranial dysplasia.
Zabeen B, Mohsin F, Taher A, Khan M, Azad K, Nahar N
Mymensingh Med J 2008 Jan;17(1):82-4. PMID: 18285740
Head injury in the infant and toddler. Coma scoring and outcome scale.
Raimondi AJ, Hirschauer J
Childs Brain 1984;11(1):12-35. doi: 10.1159/000120157. PMID: 6705608

Therapy

Cavernous angioma after chemotherapy for desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma associated with anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia.
Yamasaki F, Takayasu T, Nosaka R, Kawaguchi H, Sugiyama K, Kobayashi M, Kurisu K
Childs Nerv Syst 2016 Feb;32(2):395-8. Epub 2015 Aug 1 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2848-6. PMID: 26231569
Correction of depressed forehead with BoneSource in cleidocranial dysplasia.
Kang N, Kim SZ, Jung SN
J Craniofac Surg 2009 Mar;20(2):564-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31819ba361. PMID: 19305258
Clinical diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure among children with hydrocephalus.
Piatt JH Jr, Garton HJ
Pediatr Emerg Care 2008 Apr;24(4):201-10. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31816a8d43. PMID: 18431216
Transient bulging fontanelle after vaccination: case report and review of the vaccine adverse event reporting system.
Freedman SB, Reed J, Burwen DR, Wise RP, Weiss A, Ball R
J Pediatr 2005 Nov;147(5):640-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.06.009. PMID: 16291356
Selective head cooling in newborn infants after perinatal asphyxia: a safety study.
Gunn AJ, Gluckman PD, Gunn TR
Pediatrics 1998 Oct;102(4 Pt 1):885-92. doi: 10.1542/peds.102.4.885. PMID: 9755260

Prognosis

Characteristics of Afebrile Infants ≤60 Days of Age With Invasive Bacterial Infections.
Wang ME, Neuman MI, Nigrovic LE, Pruitt CM, Desai S, DePorre AG, Sartori LF, Marble RD, Woll C, Leazer RC, Balamuth F, Rooholamini SN, Aronson PL; FEBRILE YOUNG INFANT RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
Hosp Pediatr 2021 Jan;11(1):100-105. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-002204. PMID: 33318052Free PMC Article
Correction of depressed forehead with BoneSource in cleidocranial dysplasia.
Kang N, Kim SZ, Jung SN
J Craniofac Surg 2009 Mar;20(2):564-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31819ba361. PMID: 19305258
Clinical diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure among children with hydrocephalus.
Piatt JH Jr, Garton HJ
Pediatr Emerg Care 2008 Apr;24(4):201-10. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31816a8d43. PMID: 18431216
Head injury in the infant and toddler. Coma scoring and outcome scale.
Raimondi AJ, Hirschauer J
Childs Brain 1984;11(1):12-35. doi: 10.1159/000120157. PMID: 6705608
Perceptions of childhood diarrhoea and its treatment in rural Zimbabwe.
de Zoysa I, Carson D, Feachem R, Kirkwood B, Lindsay-Smith E, Loewenson R
Soc Sci Med 1984;19(7):727-34. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(84)90245-4. PMID: 6505741

Clinical prediction guides

Characteristics of Afebrile Infants ≤60 Days of Age With Invasive Bacterial Infections.
Wang ME, Neuman MI, Nigrovic LE, Pruitt CM, Desai S, DePorre AG, Sartori LF, Marble RD, Woll C, Leazer RC, Balamuth F, Rooholamini SN, Aronson PL; FEBRILE YOUNG INFANT RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
Hosp Pediatr 2021 Jan;11(1):100-105. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-002204. PMID: 33318052Free PMC Article
Correction of depressed forehead with BoneSource in cleidocranial dysplasia.
Kang N, Kim SZ, Jung SN
J Craniofac Surg 2009 Mar;20(2):564-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31819ba361. PMID: 19305258
Clinical diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure among children with hydrocephalus.
Piatt JH Jr, Garton HJ
Pediatr Emerg Care 2008 Apr;24(4):201-10. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31816a8d43. PMID: 18431216
Selective head cooling in newborn infants after perinatal asphyxia: a safety study.
Gunn AJ, Gluckman PD, Gunn TR
Pediatrics 1998 Oct;102(4 Pt 1):885-92. doi: 10.1542/peds.102.4.885. PMID: 9755260
Head injury in the infant and toddler. Coma scoring and outcome scale.
Raimondi AJ, Hirschauer J
Childs Brain 1984;11(1):12-35. doi: 10.1159/000120157. PMID: 6705608

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