Clinical and Anthropological Analyses of a Case From 19th Century South Africa With a Confluence of Uncommon Cranial Pathological Conditions
Daniël Kotze,
Geney D. Gunston,
Tashneem Harris
et al.
Abstract:This study combines clinical and anthropological analyses to investigate the complex cranial pathology of a South African individual from the 19th century. The cranium was examined macroscopically and radiographically. Conducting a standard differential diagnosis was challenging given the complexity and uncommon nature of the pathology and required drawing on relatively sparse paleopathological and clinical case reports. Multiple conditions were identified including biparietal thinning, basilar invagination, p… Show more
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