Tag: Skull injury

Over a century ago, in 1889, Swiss surgeon Rudolf Ulrich Krönlein first documented a specific and devastating type of head trauma. This forensic term, known as a **Kronlein shot**, is frequently misunderstood and has no connection to medical injections or therapeutic procedures, contrary to a common health misconception.

While babies are famously known to have soft spots called fontanelles, an adult’s skull is made of fully fused, solid bone. Therefore, the sensation of a soft spot on the back of the skull can be very alarming and is a finding that warrants immediate medical attention to determine the underlying cause and answer the question, **Why is the back of my skull soft?**

While a soft spot on a newborn's skull, known as a fontanelle, is a normal and vital part of development, an unusual or new soft part of the skull indicate something different depending on age and circumstances. Understanding these distinctions is crucial for proper care.