earliest evidence of true lambdoid craniosynostosis: the case of “Benjamina”, a Homo heidelbergensis child

Background The authors report the morphological and neuroimaging findings of an immature human fossil (Cranium 14) diagnosed with left lambdoid synostosis. Discussion The skull was recovered at the Sima de los Huesos site in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain). Since the human fossil remains from this site ha...

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Published inChild's nervous system Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 723 - 727
Main Authors Gracia, Ana, Martínez-Lage, Juan F, Arsuaga, Juan-Luis, Martínez, Ignacio, Lorenzo, Carlos, Pérez-Espejo, Miguel-Ángel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.06.2010
Springer-Verlag
Subjects
Animals
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Craniosynostoses - history
Craniosynostoses - pathology
Craniosynostosis
Deformational plagiocephaly
Fossils
History, Ancient
Hominidae
Homo heidelbergensis
Human evolution
Humans
Lambdoid synostosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Paleopathology
Posterior plagiocephaly
Skull - abnormalities
Skull - pathology
Skull deformation
Spain
Spain
Posterior plagiocephaly
Skull deformation
Craniosynostosis
Lambdoid synostosis
Human evolution
Deformational plagiocephaly
Paleopathology
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Summary:Background The authors report the morphological and neuroimaging findings of an immature human fossil (Cranium 14) diagnosed with left lambdoid synostosis. Discussion The skull was recovered at the Sima de los Huesos site in Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain). Since the human fossil remains from this site have been dated to a minimum age of 530,000 years, this skull represents the earliest evidence of craniosynostosis occurring in a hominid. A brief historical review of craniosynostosis and cranial deformation is provided.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-010-1133-y
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ISSN:0256-7040
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DOI:10.1007/s00381-010-1133-y