Abstract
Brain ultrasonography of a male newborn of unremarkable term gestation and prenatal ultrasonography, with a soft tissue pedicle protruding from the parieto-occipital region, covered by skin, confirmed the skull defect, and communication with the intracranial space and the magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of a 4,6 cm cystic structure, without brain tissue. Atretic cephaloceles are a rare neural tube defects and in most of the cases are not associated with other central nervous system abnormalities. The majority of patients have a good prognosis.
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