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Abnormal anterior fontanelle morphology

MedGen UID:
871379
•Concept ID:
C4025875
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the anterior fontanelle
 
HPO: HP:0000236

Definition

An abnormality of the anterior fontanelle, i.e., the cranial fontanelle that is located at the intersection of the coronal and sagittal sutures. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Management of Suture-Related Concerns of the Infant Skull.
Hersh DS, Bookland MJ, Hughes CD
Pediatr Clin North Am 2021 Aug;68(4):727-742. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.04.002. PMID: 34247705
Early treatment of anterior calvarial craniosynostosis using endoscopic-assisted minimally invasive techniques.
Jimenez DF, Barone CM
Childs Nerv Syst 2007 Dec;23(12):1411-9. Epub 2007 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s00381-007-0467-6. PMID: 17899128
A new view of the neonatal brain: clinical utility of supplemental neurologic US imaging windows.
Di Salvo DN
Radiographics 2001 Jul-Aug;21(4):943-55. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.21.4.g01jl14943. PMID: 11452069

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of the fetal skull and face.
Tutschek B, Blaas HK, Abramowicz J, Baba K, Deng J, Lee W, Merz E, Platt L, Pretorius D, Timor-Tritsch IE, Gindes L; ISUOG 3D Special Interest Group
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017 Jul;50(1):7-16. doi: 10.1002/uog.17436. PMID: 28229509
Two-step procedure for early neonatal surgery of fetal hydrocephalus.
Morimoto K, Hayakawa T, Yoshimine T, Wakayama A, Kuroda R
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 1993 Mar;33(3):158-65. doi: 10.2176/nmc.33.158. PMID: 7683122
Radiographic manifestations of congenital anomalies of the skull.
Kaplan SB, Kemp SS, Oh KS
Radiol Clin North Am 1991 Mar;29(2):195-218. PMID: 1998047
Glutaric aciduria type II: review of the phenotype and report of an unusual glomerulopathy.
Wilson GN, de Chadarévian JP, Kaplan P, Loehr JP, Frerman FE, Goodman SI
Am J Med Genet 1989 Mar;32(3):395-401. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320320326. PMID: 2658591

Diagnosis

A comprehensive review of the anterior fontanelle: embryology, anatomy, and clinical considerations.
D'Antoni AV, Donaldson OI, Schmidt C, Macchi V, De Caro R, Oskouian RJ, Loukas M, Shane Tubbs R
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Jun;33(6):909-914. Epub 2017 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3406-1. PMID: 28396968
Wormian bones: a review.
Bellary SS, Steinberg A, Mirzayan N, Shirak M, Tubbs RS, Cohen-Gadol AA, Loukas M
Clin Anat 2013 Nov;26(8):922-7. Epub 2013 Aug 20 doi: 10.1002/ca.22262. PMID: 23959948
Imaging of the calvarium.
Carter R, Anslow P
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2009 Dec;30(6):465-91. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2009.08.004. PMID: 20099635
Congenital dermoid cysts over the anterior fontanel. Report on 13 cases in Czechoslovak children.
Parízek J, Nĕmecek S, Nĕmecková J, Cernoch Z, Sercl M
Childs Nerv Syst 1989 Aug;5(4):234-7. doi: 10.1007/BF00271025. PMID: 2676162
Glutaric aciduria type II: review of the phenotype and report of an unusual glomerulopathy.
Wilson GN, de Chadarévian JP, Kaplan P, Loehr JP, Frerman FE, Goodman SI
Am J Med Genet 1989 Mar;32(3):395-401. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320320326. PMID: 2658591

Therapy

Cleidocranial dysplasia syndrome with epilepsy: a case report.
Ma Y, Zhao F, Yu D
BMC Pediatr 2019 Apr 8;19(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12887-019-1472-0. PMID: 30961565Free PMC Article
Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
Evolution of the radiographic appearance of the metaphyses over the first year of life in type V osteogenesis imperfecta: clues to pathogenesis.
Arundel P, Offiah A, Bishop NJ
J Bone Miner Res 2011 Apr;26(4):894-8. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.258. PMID: 20872883
Cerebral palsy in very preterm infants: new epidemiological insights.
O'Shea TM
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 2002;8(3):135-45. doi: 10.1002/mrdd.10032. PMID: 12216057
Transcranial sonography through the burr hole for detection of ventriculomegaly. A preliminary report.
Slovis TL, Canady A, Touchette A, Goldstein A
J Ultrasound Med 1991 Apr;10(4):195-200. doi: 10.7863/jum.1991.10.4.195. PMID: 2051530

Prognosis

Predictors of the need for cerebrospinal fluid diversion in patients with myelomeningocele.
Phillips BC, Gelsomino M, Pownall AL, Ocal E, Spencer HJ, O'Brien MS, Albert GW
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Aug;14(2):167-72. Epub 2014 May 30 doi: 10.3171/2014.4.PEDS13470. PMID: 24877604
Absence of the anterior fontanelle due to a fontanellar bone.
Woods RH, Johnson D
J Craniofac Surg 2010 Mar;21(2):448-9. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181cfe970. PMID: 20216454
Anterior fontanelle morphology in unilateral coronal synostosis: a clear clinical (nonradiographic) sign for the diagnosis of frontal plagiocephaly.
Tomlinson JK, Breidahl AF
Plast Reconstr Surg 2007 May;119(6):1882-1888. doi: 10.1097/01.prs.0000259189.84985.1f. PMID: 17440369
Two-step procedure for early neonatal surgery of fetal hydrocephalus.
Morimoto K, Hayakawa T, Yoshimine T, Wakayama A, Kuroda R
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 1993 Mar;33(3):158-65. doi: 10.2176/nmc.33.158. PMID: 7683122
Radiographic manifestations of congenital anomalies of the skull.
Kaplan SB, Kemp SS, Oh KS
Radiol Clin North Am 1991 Mar;29(2):195-218. PMID: 1998047

Clinical prediction guides

Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
A comprehensive review of the anterior fontanelle: embryology, anatomy, and clinical considerations.
D'Antoni AV, Donaldson OI, Schmidt C, Macchi V, De Caro R, Oskouian RJ, Loukas M, Shane Tubbs R
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Jun;33(6):909-914. Epub 2017 Apr 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3406-1. PMID: 28396968
An autosomal recessive adducted thumb-club foot syndrome observed in Turkish cousins.
Dundar M, Demiryilmaz F, Demiryilmaz I, Kumandas S, Erkilic K, Kendirci M, Tuncel M, Ozyazgan I, Tolmie JL
Clin Genet 1997 Jan;51(1):61-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02417.x. PMID: 9084938
Radiographic manifestations of congenital anomalies of the skull.
Kaplan SB, Kemp SS, Oh KS
Radiol Clin North Am 1991 Mar;29(2):195-218. PMID: 1998047
Glutaric aciduria type II: review of the phenotype and report of an unusual glomerulopathy.
Wilson GN, de Chadarévian JP, Kaplan P, Loehr JP, Frerman FE, Goodman SI
Am J Med Genet 1989 Mar;32(3):395-401. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320320326. PMID: 2658591

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