Congenital skull deformity of the right parietal-occipital area in a term neonate: A case report

Abstract

Congenital depression of the neonatal skull is a rare entity. Most of the cases have been attributed to obstetric trauma, mainly due to use of forceps, while the minority of cases occurs from intrauterine moulding of the fetal skull due to pressure against maternal bone structures. In the majority of uncomplicated depressions there is gradual resolution, although surgical intervention has also been reported in the literature. We present the case of a term infant born by cesarean section presenting with a skull deformity of the right parietal- occipital area with no accompanying fracture that gradually resolved within 18 months with no neurologic sequelae.