Apert syndrome (AS) is one of at least nine disorders considered members of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) -1, -2, and -3-related craniosynostosis syndromes. Nearly 100% of individuals diagnosed with AS carry one of two neighboring mutations on Fgfr2. The cranial phenotype associated with these two mutations includes coronal suture synostosis, either unilateral (unicoronal synosto...

The aim of this study was to report on a single center’s experience with spring-assisted cranial vault expansion (SAE) in patients Crouzon syndrome and sagittal suture synostosis. Strip craniotomy SAE has resulted successful outcomes low complication revision rates isolated scaphocephaly. However, recent suggests that synostosis (SS) who undergo are less favorable compared the those frontobipar...

Much of the earlier work on the prehistory of Sudanese Nubia has emphasized discontinuity between early Nubian populations. However, recent investigations suggest the converse - that a remarkable degree of cultural and biological continuity exists among indigenous Nubian groups, perhaps as far back as the Paleolithic. Thus, cultural and biological differences between Nubian populations can be m...

1 Patients with syndromic craniosynostosis display considerable impairment of skull growth and often require cranial expansion to prevent the development of intracranial hypertension within the first year of life. However, the best approach for cranial expansion in this setting remains controversial. Although fronto-orbital advancement (FOA) was a typical option,1 this procedure is plagued by h...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Examine a protective crumple zone effect of paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity on skull base fractures. STUDY DESIGN Randomized-control, cadaveric study. METHODS In the experimental group (n = 4), the nasal cavity and bilateral sinuses of cadavers were obliterated with bone cement, whereas the control group (n = 4) had native sinus architecture. Increasing frontal, gla...

The normal growth and development of the skull is a tightly regulated process that occurs along the osteogenic interfaces of the cranial sutures. Here, the borders of the calvarial bones and neighboring tissues above and below, function as a complex. Through coordinated remodeling efforts of bone deposition and resorption, the cranial sutures maintain a state of patency from infancy through ear...

The sonograms of 12 infants aged 2 days to 7 months were evaluated to determine if the torcular Herophili could be demonstrated routinely on cranial sonography. Sonography, which was performed for a variety of indications (prematurity, seizures, hydrocephalus, sepsis, congenital anomalies, and subarachnoid hemorrhage) demonstrated the torcular Herophili in all cases. It appeared as a variable-s...

The highly fragmented and distorted skull of the adult skeleton ARA-VP-6/500 includes most of the dentition and preserves substantial parts of the face, vault, and base. Anatomical comparisons and micro-computed tomography-based analysis of this and other remains reveal pre-Australopithecus hominid craniofacial morphology and structure. The Ardipithecus ramidus skull exhibits a small endocrania...

The purpose of this case report is to increase the knowledge about bone metastatic pattern in gastric cancer. A 59-year-old man presented with headache three years after a total gastrectomy for signet-ring cell carcinoma. Head computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple osteolytic lesions of the cranial vault and base, consistent with metastatic or haematological disease....

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of helmet therapy (DOC band) in the correction of patients with moderate to severe posterior deformational plagiocephaly. DESIGN In this prospective study, the infants were evaluated using 18 anthropometric measurements. PATIENTS The charts of 248 patients seen between August 1, 1995, and July 31, 1999, were reviewed, and 125 m...