introduction: the existence of sexual dimorphism in human skeletons especially skull and its medico-legal importance had long been studied [3] [2,1]. this study has investigated the existence of sexual dimorphism in cranial dimensions of nigerian population. methods: a total of 100 adult dry skulls, (78 males, 22 females) free from damage and deformity fully ossified from departments of anatomy...

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To recognize and make the proper diagnosis of a craniofacial abnormality, it is helpful for the pediatrician to understand the normal embryology, morphologic variations, and the characteristics, types, and timings of defects that can occur. It is important that pediatricians and other caregivers of infants and young children be able to recognize the common cranial abnormalities so that the fami...

Despite a considerable interest of researchers to the issue variation in skull shapes birds and factors influencing it, some drivers associated with design features an entire bird body, which are important for both successful terrestrial locomotion flight, overlooked. One such factors, our opinion, is relative size (skull length relation body mass), can affect position body's center gravity. We...

  Abstract   Background: Invasive fungal infection is an opportunistic infection caused commonly   by mucoraccae and aspergillus. It mostly occurs in patients with underlying disease.   Since it has a high mortality and morbidity rate, considering a treatment strategy seems   necessary.   Objective: Since there has not been a clear protocol for treating these patients, we decided   to establish...

We present a case of a rare skull base tumor treated via the transcochlear approach, followed by reanastomosis of the facial nerve. After extensive skull base resection, the tumor was successfully resected and the ends of the facial nerve re-anastomosed. In an evolving era where smaller approaches are favored, there remains a place for larger skull base approaches. Categories: Otolaryngology, N...

Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory process accompanied by bone destruction and caused by an infecting microorganism. The decline of fulminant osteomyelitis of the skull from a routine event to a rare occurrence has largely paralleled the emergence of potent antibiotics. Today, osteomyelitis of the skull usually presents as a chronic process that occasionally complicates craniotomies and scalp inj...

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The skull of the Cretaceous pterosaur Istiodactylus latidens, a historically important species best known for its broad muzzle of interlocking, lancet-shaped teeth, is almost completely known from the broken remains of several individuals, but the length of its jaws remains elusive. Estimates of I. latidens jaw length have been exclusively based on the incomplete skull of NHMUK R3877 and, perha...

Objective To investigate the expression of p16, cyclin D1, retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (Rb) and MIB-1 in skull base chordoma and chondrosarcoma tissues, and to determine the clinicopathological significance of the above indexes in these diseases. Methods A total of 100 skull base chordoma, 30 chondrosarcoma, and 20 normal cartilage tissue samples were analyzed by immunohistochemis...