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Displaced anterior fontanelle

MedGen UID:
1052775
Concept ID:
CN378417
Finding
Synonym: Displacement of the anterior fontanelle
 
HPO: HP:6001069

Definition

Abnormal shifting of the anterior fontanelle fropm its normal central position. [from HPO]

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Etiology

Todnem N, Reddy V, Hayworth M, Alleyne C
World Neurosurg 2018 Aug;116:296-298. Epub 2018 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.184. PMID: 29864556

Diagnosis

Todnem N, Reddy V, Hayworth M, Alleyne C
World Neurosurg 2018 Aug;116:296-298. Epub 2018 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.184. PMID: 29864556
Makhija D, Sisodiya N, Shah H, Waghmare M
Dev Period Med 2016;20(4):287-288. PMID: 28216482
Karabagli H, Karabagli P, Alpman A, Durmaz B
J Neurosurg 2007 Dec;107(6 Suppl):515-8. doi: 10.3171/PED-07/12/515. PMID: 18154025

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