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ArticleCureus2024

Neonatal Skull Depression: The Role of Cranial Ultrasound.

André Assunção, Filipa Flor-de-Lima, Josué Pereira, Daniela Pinto

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

André AssunçãoDepartment of Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, PRT.
Filipa Flor-de-LimaDepartment of Neonatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João, Porto, PRT.
Josué PereiraDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Center, CUF Hospital, Porto, PRT.
Daniela PintoDepartment of Pediatric Radiology, Lusíadas Hospital, Porto, PRT.
CUF Porto Hospital · PTHospital de São João · PTLusíada University of Porto · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nontraumatic congenital neonatal skull depression is a rare condition resulting from external forces shaping the fetal skull. Typically, newborns are asymptomatic, and, usually, the condition resolves in a few months with no need for intervention. However, many newborns undergo a CT scan, an ionizing technique, to check for fractures or intracranial lesions. We report a case of congenital skull depression without neurological deficits, managed conservatively through clinical monitoring and ultrasound.

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cranial ultrasounddiagnostic modalitiesneonatal skull depressionnewbornskull defects

Identifiers

PMID38406018
PMCPMC10893985
OpenAlexW4391187943

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