RESUMEN
Selective external cranial vault remodeling has been practiced since antiquity. The variations, methods, and desired results of external cranioplasty are as pervasive as the practice is old.
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Antropología Cultural , Cráneo/anatomía & histología , Anciano , Vendajes , Estética , Europa (Continente) , Femenino , Hueso Frontal/anatomía & histología , Historia del Siglo XIX , Historia del Siglo XX , Historia Antigua , Humanos , Indígenas Sudamericanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Hueso Occipital/anatomía & histología , Paleontología , Perú , Embarazo , Presión , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
Frontonasal dysplasia is thought to be a sporadic condition limited to the face and head. We describe a family from the Bahamas in which a mother, 2 of her children, and the mother's brother have variable manifestations of frontonasal dysplasia. The mother has extremely mild expression, but her brother and 2 sons are more severely affected. Besides polydactyly no other birth defects were noted in any other relatives. The pedigree is consistent with autosomal or X-linked dominant inheritance. A descriptive of each patient is presented along with a discussion of the genetic counseling issues and review of the literature for other possibly familial cases of frontonasal dysplasia. (AU)