Identification and Management of Cranial Anomalies in Perinatology.

Neonatal skull and head shape anomalies are rare. The most common cranial malformations encountered include craniosynostosis, deformational plagiocephaly, cutis aplasia, and encephalocele. Improved prenatal imaging can diagnose morphologic changes as early as the second trimester. Prenatal identification also provides perinatologists and neonatologists with valuable information that helps to optimize care during and after delivery. Cranial anomalies require a multidisciplinary team approach and occasionally a lifetime of care. Today, care begins with the perinatologist as many cranial anomalies can be identified in utero with recent advances in prenatal testing.