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Fontanelas prominentes; Abultamiento o protrusión de las fontanelas
Si la fontanela retorna a la apariencia normal cuando el niño está tranquilo y con la cabeza erguida, no se trata en verdad de una fontanela abultada.
La atención urgente e inmediata es necesaria para cualquier bebé que tenga una fontanela que verdaderamente esté protuyendo, en especial si está acompañada de fiebre o somnolencia excesiva.
El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y hará preguntas acerca de la historia clínica del niño, tales como:
Algunos de los exámenes diagnósticos que se pueden realizar son:
Kinsman Sl, Johnston MV. Congenital anomalies of the central nervous system. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 592.
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