title: [Congenital agenesis of cranial bones associated with hydrocephalus: a case report].
abstract: The absence of the cranial bones is a rare entity usually incompatible with life. Agenesis of parietal bones has been rarely reported in the literature. A case of a neonate with bilateral parietal agenesis associated hydrocephalus is reported. The cranial defect was managed conservatively. To our knowledge we present the first case of congenital agenesis of the parietal bone associated with hydrocephalus.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurocirugía, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia. neuromoscote@aol.com
authors.forename: Luis Rafael
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Moscote-Salazar
authors.forename: Sandra Milena
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Castellar-Leones
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alcalá-Cerra
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Paternina
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*