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The copper-beaten skull
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 16, No 1 | a229 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v16i1.229
| © 2012 Nasreen Mahomed, Tanusha Sewchuran, Zareena Mahomed
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 February 2012 | Published: 07 February 2012
Submitted: 24 February 2012 | Published: 07 February 2012
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Nasreen Mahomed, university of witwatersrand, South AfricaTanusha Sewchuran, university of witwatersrand, South Africa
Zareena Mahomed, university of witwatersrand, South Africa
Abstract
Variations and abnormalities of skull appearance and shape are generally related to a primary maldevelopment of the brain. The copper-beaten skull appearance is typically associated with craniosynostosis, where premature fusion of the cranial bone sutures results in the growing brain exerting pressure on the malleable cranium, producing a pattern known as the copper-beaten skull appearance.
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Copper Beaten skull
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