Abstract
Variations and abnormalities of skull appearance and shape are generally related to a primary maldevelopment of the brain. The copper-beaten skull appearance is typically associated with craniosynostosis, where premature fusion of the cranial bone sutures results in the growing brain exerting pressure on the malleable cranium, producing a pattern known as the copper-beaten skull appearance.
Highlights
Variations and abnormalities of skull appearance and shape are often related to a primary maldevelopment of the brain.[1]
The copper-beaten skull appearance is typically associated with craniosynostosis, which is the premature fusion of the cranial bone sutures (Fig. 2).[2]
The growing brain exerts a continuous pulsatile pressure on the malleable cranium, producing a gyral pattern evidenced on plain skull X-rays most commonly known as the copper-beaten skull appearance.[3]
Summary
Variations and abnormalities of skull appearance and shape are often related to a primary maldevelopment of the brain.[1]. Variations and abnormalities of skull appearance and shape are often related to a primary maldevelopment of the brain.[1] The copper-beaten skull appearance is typically associated with craniosynostosis, which is the premature fusion of the cranial bone sutures (Fig. 2).[2] Severe craniosynostosis and reduced cranial growth in our patient caused brain volume to exceed the cranium size, resulting in raised intracranial pressure.[2] the growing brain exerts a continuous pulsatile pressure on the malleable cranium, producing a gyral pattern evidenced on plain skull X-rays most commonly known as the copper-beaten skull appearance.[3] This is the least common manifestation of craniosynostosis on the developing skull.[1]
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