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ReviewInternational journal of legal medicine2016

Enlarged parietal foramina: a rare forensic autopsy finding.

Carlos Durão, Dina Carpinteiro, Frederico Pedrosa, Marcos P Machado, Eugénia Cunha

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Review in International journal of legal medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. New insights into enlarged parietal foramina: an anatomical, radiological, and histological study.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carlos DurãoNational Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal. drcarlosdurao@hotmail.com.
Dina CarpinteiroNational Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.
Frederico PedrosaNational Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.
Marcos P MachadoDepartment of Forensic Anthropology, Legal Medicine Institute Afrânio Peixoto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Eugénia CunhaLaboratory of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
National Legal Medicine Institute · PTUniversity of Coimbra · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enlarged parietal foramina (EPF) are a quite rare developmental defect of the parietal bone which has to be distinguished from the normal small parietal foramina. We report a forensic case of an individual found in an advanced state of putrefaction in his own house with an undetermined cause of death. No evidence of trauma was observed, and the toxicological exam was negative. The victim was a 40-year-old man with a history of epilepsy. The large biparietal foramina, a rare anatomical variation and unusual autopsy finding, were observed at autopsy. The recognition of anatomical variations is important to avoid false interpretations and conclusions and has a significant potential as an identity factor, thus contributing to positive identification.

Indexed as

AdultEncephaloceleForensic PathologyHumansMaleParietal BoneCatlin marksEnlarged parietal foraminaForensic anthropologyParietal foramen

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PMID26233611
OpenAlexW1175985955

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