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Intrauterine skull depression and intracranial hemorrhage in a premature infant

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The authors describe a case of a premature infant born with a parietal skull depression who suffered an intraventricular hemorrhage and an ipsilateral intracerebral injury. At 21 months of life the infant's gross motor milestones were delayed and he had moderate spastic hemiplegia. Although skull depressions at birth are usually benign, they may be associated with long-term neurologic sequelae.

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  1. Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Radiology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA

    D. G. Batton, F. DiCarmine & D. K. Boal

  2. Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West Thirteen Mile Road, 48072, Royal Oak, MI, USA

    D. G. Batton

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Batton, D.G., DiCarmine, F. & Boal, D.K. Intrauterine skull depression and intracranial hemorrhage in a premature infant. Pediatr Radiol 18, 181–182 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390390

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