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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2013

Large parietal midline defect with unusual ridge-like structure at the rim and persistent falcine sinus.

Chin-An Yang, Steven Shinn-Forng Peng, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Po-Nien Tsao, Chien-Yi Chen, Hung-Chieh Chou

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Chin-An YangDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 8, Chung San South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Steven Shinn-Forng PengDepartment of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wu-Shiun HsiehDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 8, Chung San South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Po-Nien TsaoDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 8, Chung San South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chien-Yi ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 8, Chung San South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hung-Chieh ChouDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, No. 8, Chung San South Road, Taipei, Taiwan. hcchou@ntu.edu.tw.

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backgroundMidline cranial defects can be divided into lesions with intracranial tissue herniation (cranium bifidum cysticum) and lesions mainly with ossification failure (cranium bifidum occultum). Herniated cephaloceles mostly require surgical resection, while persisted parietal foramina might become smaller with age. CLINICAL CASE: Here, we report a neonate with large symmetric midline skull defect at high parietal area. A mild bulging mass was noticed. Interestingly, unlike sac herniation, it was surrounded by bony ridges extended from the rim of the calvarial defect, which suggests aberrant ossification. Persistent falcine sinus was also detected. At the corrected age of 11 months, the size of the skull defect had decreased spontaneously, favoring the diagnosis of parietal bone ossification defect. Potential mechanisms resulting in the special appearance of skull bone were discussed.

conclusionIncomplete closing of the parietal foramina might be expected due to the aberrant ridge formation. We suggest protective measures for the calvarial defect.

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EncephaloceleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalInfant, NewbornMaleOssification, HeterotopicParietal BoneTomography, X-Ray ComputedCranium bifidumFalcine sinusSkull defects

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