Neonatal and Birth Head Injury
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Neonatal and Birth Head Injury conditions
Caput SuccedaneumCaput succedaneum is a neonatal scalp swelling caused by pressure during delivery, characterized by edema that crosses suture lines and resolves without treatment.CephalohematomaCephalohematoma is a subperiosteal hemorrhage in newborns caused by birth trauma, presenting as a firm scalp swelling that does not cross suture lines.Neonatal Intraventricular HemorrhageNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhage is bleeding into the brain's ventricular system, common in premature infants due to fragile germinal matrix vessels.Subgaleal HemorrhageSubgaleal hemorrhage is a rare neonatal bleeding between the scalp and skull periosteum caused by ruptured emissary veins, leading to significant blood loss risk.