Cranial vault and facial sutures interpose between mineralized bones of the skull, and may function analogously to appendicular and cranial base growth plates. However, unlike growth plates that are composed of chondrocyte lineage, cranial and facial sutures possess heterogeneous cell lineages such as mesenchymal cells, fibroblasts, and osteoblasts, in addition to vascular-derived cells. Despit...

This study aimed to develop a system of quantitative analysis of canine Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia on variable quality MRI. We made a series of measurements from magnetic resonance DICOM images from Griffon Bruxellois dogs with and without Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia and identified several significant variables. We found that in the Griffon Bruxellois dog, Chiari-...

Monocephalus diprosopus is a form of conjoined twinning characterized by a single body, one unusual head and two faces or a spectrum of duplication of the craniofacial structures. Such cases have been mainly described according to postmortem pathologic examination. This presented case is a 26-week-stillborn female fetus, with unusual facial appearance with four eyes, two mouths, two noses, two ...

Growing skull fractures (GSFs) are rare complications after severe head injuries in the early childhood and rarely occur after craniosynostosis repair. The aim of this study was to define an algorithm for sufficient treatment for GSF after craniofacial procedures. Literature research was performed to clarify risk factors for GSFs after cranial vault reshaping. Conclusions of the literature and ...

Abstract Head fixation devices are frequently used to immobilize the position of head in neurosurgery. We report a rare complication four-pin Sugita device causing epidural hematoma (EDH) young adult male undergoing transcranial excision craniopharyngioma manifesting intraoperatively as an intractable tense brain. Decreased bone mineral density secondary metabolic consequences could have increa...

Decompressive hemicraniectomy is a surgical technique used to relieve the increased intracranial pressure. There is no standardized surgical technique to clearly state the minimum area of the cranial vault needed to obtain the best results. The aim of the current paper is to present our surgical technique and experience used in performing hemicraniectomies, technique that we consider optimal fo...