title: [Hemi-occipitalisation of the atlas in a Merovingian of the early Middle Ages (author's transl)].
abstract: A case of hemi-occipitalisation of the atlas is reported which appears to be the oldest case presently described in a Merovingian of the early Middle Ages, whose skeleton was discovered in 1974. This partial assimilation of the atlas was associated with marked hypoplasia of the basioccipital region producing a deep basilar depression.
mesh_terms: D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049691:History, Medieval; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010164:Paleopathology; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Hémi-occipitalisation de l'atlas chez un Mérovingien du bas Moyen Age.