2022
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.22430
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A Case of Acalvaria in a Full Term, Live Born Male Infant

Abstract: Acalvaria is a rare cranial vault defect characterized by the presence of the cerebellum and cerebral cortex with the absence of the calvarium above the orbits, intact facial structures, and the presence of dura mater. Unfortunately, this diagnosis comes with a dim prognosis that is not compatible with life long-term. Firsttrimester diagnosis with ultrasonography can establish the diagnosis. If imaging is equivocal, advanced imaging with fetal MRI has a role to aid in distinguishing between similar cranial vau… Show more

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“…Our supposed diagnosis was first aplasia cutis congenital and secondly acalvaria or acrania. Crowder [7] noted these nosological and diagnostic difficulties. Thus the final diagnosis in his reported case was made after autopsy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our supposed diagnosis was first aplasia cutis congenital and secondly acalvaria or acrania. Crowder [7] noted these nosological and diagnostic difficulties. Thus the final diagnosis in his reported case was made after autopsy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The differences have been remarked upon especially by embalmers (Crowder & O'Looney, 2022), but the abnormal characteristics of the fibrinous clots have also been noted by clinicians dealing with living patients (Dong & Corson, 2022;Thorp et al 2022). The strange new clotting structures have a greater coherence and insolubility than ordinary blood clots.…”
Section: International Journal Of Vaccine Theory Practice and Researc...mentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The abnormal clots are distinguished as well by the rapidity of their formation. Most importantly, their tangible toughness, and the consistency of their internal structure make them notably different from any ordinary blood clots (Crowder & O'Looney, 2022).…”
Section: International Journal Of Vaccine Theory Practice and Researc...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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