PMC10102527_01
Patient's skin defect. The newborn head showing a 6 by 5 cm full-thickness defect of the scalp, skull, and dura. An arachnoid layer covering the brain with noted brain tissue can be noticed. Also, the exposed superior sagittal sinus covered with a layer of granulation can be noticed.
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F1
She had an area of loss of scalp skin and skull bone with visible brain tissue and an exposed sagittal sinus that measured 6 by 5 cm in size, as shown in Figure 1.
Patient head MRI. Selective images of the MRI coronal T2 and sagittal T1-weighted images showing the absence of scalp and calvarium in the parietal region with no herniation.
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F2
Radiology investigations included head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and revealed absence of scalp and calvarium at the parietal region with no herniation visualized, as shown in Figure 2.