Normal brain CT - 2-month-old

Case contributed by Yaïr Glick
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Father was trying to nurse infant to sleep in his arms and dropped him. Infant clinically well.

Patient Data

Age: 2 months
Gender: Male

No evidence of fracture, intracranial hemorrhage, or scalp hematoma.

Case Discussion

Normal head CT of a 2-month-old infant.
Note Wormian bones around lambdoid suture, mimicking fracture fragments caused by child abuse.​

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