A case of hydrocephalus in a child from early modern period Žumberak, Croatia.

Autor: Bedić Ž; Anthropological Center, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ante Kovačića 5, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: zbedic@hazu.hr., Bebek AA; Croatian Conservation Institute, Division for Archaeological Heritage, Kožarska 5, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: aazinovic@h-r-z.hr., Čavka M; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Chair of Social Medicine and Organization of Health Care, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia., Šlaus M; Anthropological Center, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ante Kovačića 5, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: mslaus@hazu.hr.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of paleopathology [Int J Paleopathol] 2019 Sep; Vol. 26, pp. 1-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2019.04.004
Abstrakt: Objective: To evaluate the etiology of a subadult skeleton exhibiting increased size of the neurocranium and upper face.
Materials: Skeletal remains of a child aged between 1.5-2 years from the Early Modern Period (14th -18th), Žumberak, Croatia.
Methods: Metric and volumetric data were collected, and CT with VRT reconstruction was employed.
Results: Metric analyses indicate that the neurocranium and upper face display increased size and volume.
Conclusion: A diagnosis of the communicating form of hydrocephalus is suggested.
Significance: This is the first published case of the communicating form of hydrocephalus.
Limitations: It is difficult to determine the specific etiology of this condition based on skeletal remains.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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