At surgery for removal of the implant the patient was noted to have a profound skull deformity characterized by severe calvarial depression and ridging. The patient underwent scalp reconstruction.

but the defect is a result of a local skull deformity. Pictured: first author on the paper Tae-Yeon Eom, PhD.

An ancient skull that was found in Turkey close to a century ago does not belong to Cleopatra's younger, rebellious sister, after all.

This malformation causes an abnormal depression in the skull that can impair brain development. The left photo shows a part of a normal mouse brain, and the right photo shows a part of a mouse ...

The mother is said to have refused to breastfeed and even clothe the child claiming she was cursed due to her deformities.

Thank you for the constructive feedback on our review article Positional Skull Deformities, which we are glad to address (1). The issue of development delays in affected children is certainly a ...