[Morphologic and tomodensitometric comparative analysis of two cyclotocephalic newborns]. / Analyse morphologique et tomodensitométrique comparée de deux nouveau-nés affectés d'une cyclotocéphalie.

ABSTRACT

Two specimens of cyclotocephalic newborns, coming from museum collections, have been the subject of a comparative morphologic analysis. This one comprised an external examination and a CT scan exploration. If the craniofacial features were similar, one had a quasi-normal brain, while the second specimen displayed alobar holoprosencephaly. This observation relatively surprising is discussed in the light of current knowledge on the developmental genetics of this family of malformations.