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A historical case of beaten-copper cranium
Frank J RühliNicole NicklischKurt W. Altsubject
MaleWarfaremedicine.medical_specialty10017 Institute of AnatomyPediatric neurosurgeryMortuary Practice610 Medicine & healthHistory 17th CenturyGermanyEndocraniummedicineHumansElevated Intracranial PressureChildIntracranial pressureSiegebusiness.industrySkullGeneral MedicineAnatomymedicine.disease2746 SurgerySurgeryHydrocephalusSkull2728 Neurology (clinical)medicine.anatomical_structureStarvationChronic Disease11294 Institute of Evolutionary Medicine570 Life sciences; biologybusinessHydrocephalusdescription
The authors present the oldest historical case of a so-called beaten-copper cranium. The typical pattern was identified on a skull from a child, probably a boy, who died at approximately 6 years of age and was buried in a provisional cemetery used during the siege of Hanau, Germany, in 1635 and 1636. Morphological and radiological analyses of the severe digitate impressions ubiquitous on the child's endocranium support the diagnosis of chronically elevated intracranial pressure due to hydrocephalus.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-20 | Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics |