1 - Serviço de Pediatria, Departamento da Mulher e da Criança, Hospital de Santarém, Santarém;
2 - Serviço de Neurorradiologia, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon;
3 - Unidade de Neurocirurgia Pediátrica, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon. Portugal
- Port J Pediatr. 2023;54(4):275-277
- DOI: 10.24875/PJP.M23000051
Enlarged parietal foramina is a rare entity that results from late or incomplete ossification, ending as large foramina in the parietal bone. Usually, affected children are asymptomatic but may present with severe headache, vomiting or predisposition for epilepsy. This case aims to raise awareness of a rare clinical entity that can be manifested by a persistently opened posterior fontanelle. The prognosis is mostly benign.
Keywords: Parietal foramina. Posterior fontanelle. Autosomal dominant. Benign..