A bulging fontanel may be a sign of pressure rising inside a baby’s skull, which may result in damage to the baby’s developing brain. It requires immediate medical attention. A fontanel, also called ...

A sunken fontanel occurs when the soft spot on a baby’s skull becomes more deep set than usual. One major cause is dehydration. The human skull is made up from several bones that are connected by ...

To understand DP, it is helpful to quickly review cranial bones, sutures, fontanels, and neck muscles and consider how they relate to and articulate with each other. Figure 1 provides an overview of ...