Rostral transfontanel herniation.
Upward transtentorial herniation as a result of mass effect in the posterior fossa has been described in adults by several authors. We report the case of a premature infant, small for gestational age, who experienced rostral herniation of a portion of frontal lobe through the anterior fontanel as the result of a hemorrhagic cerebellar infarction followed by a large parieto-occipital intracerebral hemorrhage.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284.
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D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D014965:X-Rays