Bipartite parietal bone: a rare cause of plagiocephaly.
A case of an infant with an asymmetrical head is presented. On clinical assessment the patient displayed features of deformational plagiocephaly. With the aid of three-dimensional CT imaging of the skull, a bipartite parietal bone was diagnosed. The prevalence and possible aetiology of a bipartite parietal bone is discussed as well as a brief overview of the common causes of plagiocephaly.
Bessell-Browne
Richard J
RJ
Radiology Department, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Western Australia. rbessellbrowne@hotmail.com
Thonell
Sven
S
D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed