Wormian bones and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis: A comparative study using computed tomography

• Main Authors: Leopoldo Mandic Furtado (Author), José Aloysio da Costa Val Filho (Author), Rayane Toledo Simas (Author), François Dantas (Author), Julia Braga Holliday (Author), Júlia da Silva Costa (Author), Aieska Kellen Dantas dos Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Wormian bones (WB) are accessory bones positioned within the sutures or fontanelles. Although several studies have associated them with genetic disorders, ethnicity, and skull deformations, their relationship with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis (CS) has not been established, especially...