Fronto-ethmoidal encephalozele in a historical skull with artificial deformation and no signs of chronic elevated intracranial pressure

Summary The intentional deformation of human skulls in the living being was one of the most curious rituals performed in historical and ancient times. It is thought that these practices cause chronic elevated intracranial pressure and subsequent symptoms of cognitive impairment. In this report, we e...

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Published inActa neurochirurgica Vol. 150; no. 10; pp. 1107 - 1109
Main Authors Weber, Jochen, Nauck, Christoph, Creutz, Ulrich, Al-Zain, Ferras, Pusch, Carsten M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vienna Springer Vienna 01.10.2008
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Brief Report of a Special Case
Interventional Radiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosurgery
Surgical Orthopedics
Fronto-ethmoidal encephalocele
Skull
Intracranial pressure
Paleopathology
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Summary:Summary The intentional deformation of human skulls in the living being was one of the most curious rituals performed in historical and ancient times. It is thought that these practices cause chronic elevated intracranial pressure and subsequent symptoms of cognitive impairment. In this report, we examine such an artificially deformed skull dating from the sixteenth century that in addition shows a fronto-ethmoidal encephalocele. However, although the mild encephalocele was already manifest at birth and deformation practices were performed over years, the encephalocele did not progress into a more severe status. We conclude that the intentional deformation of skulls does not lead to chronic elevated intracranial pressure and mental retardation.
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ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s00701-008-0025-3