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Prenatal sonographic appearance of foramina parietalia permagna
Author(s) -
Salamanca Alberto,
GonzalezGomez Francisco,
Padilla Ma Carmen,
Motos Miguel A.,
Zorrilla Francisco,
Sabatel Rosa Ma
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970140820
Subject(s) - in utero , anatomy , anterior fontanelle , medicine , fontanelle , skull , fetus , biology , surgery , pregnancy , hydrocephalus , genetics
Abstract Foramina parietalia permagna (FPP) is an extremely uncommon congenital defect, inherited as an autosomal dominant condition. Its characteristics are two symmetrical orifices in the parietal bones (not of fixed size) on both sides of the midline. This defect does not affect either the psychic or the physical development of the affected person. This paper describes the sonographic appearance of FPP in utero as an enlargement of the posterior fontanelle.