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lacunar skull (Luckenschaedel)

a/k/a: craniolacunia

mesenchymal dysplasia
may appear normal after several yrs

associated with:

Chiari malformation (almost always !)
myelomeningocele
encephalocele

in contrast, increased intracranial pressure has:

"beaten-silver" appearance
closed sutures
+/- abnormal skull size

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013

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