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Mutlu U, Telci Caklili O, Barburoglu M, Yarman S. Frequency of hyperostosis frontalis interna in patients with active acromegaly: is there a possible role of GH excess or hyperprolactinemia in its etiopathogenesis? Hormones (Athens) 2023; 22:25-32. [PMID: 36223065 DOI: 10.1007/s42000-022-00401-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE Acromegaly is characterized by bone changes due to excessive growth hormone (GH) secretion. Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) is described as an overgrowth in the inner plate of the frontal bone. An increased incidence of HFI has been reported in patients with acromegaly. Since the etiology of HFI is poorly understood, we have analyzed whether there is a relationship between the hormonal and metabolic status of patients with acromegaly (with or without hyperprolactinemia) and the pathogenesis of HFI. METHODS Forty-five patients with acromegaly and two control groups consisting of 25 patients with prolactinoma (group 1) and 47 healthy subjects (group 2) were included in this retrospective study. Baseline hormonal data and cranial imaging were obtained from medical records and analyzed. RESULTS Mean frontal bone thickness was 6.75 mm in acromegaly, 4.85 mm in group 1, and 5.1 mm in group 2 of controls (p < 0.001). The frequency of HFI was higher in acromegalic patients than in the controls (22%, 0%, and 2.2%, respectively). There was no difference between the HFI positive and negative acromegalic patients in basal GH, IGF-1, and PRL levels, IGF-1 index, diagnosis lag time, and insulin resistance. There was no difference between groups regarding parietal and occipital bone thickness. CONCLUSION Although the frequency of HFI is 22% in patients with acromegaly, neither excess GH nor hyperprolactinemia plays a role in its etiopathogenesis. Various genetic or epigenetic factors may contribute to its etiology.
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- Ummu Mutlu
- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University, Turgut Ozal Street, Capa, Sehremini, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University, Turgut Ozal Street, Capa, Sehremini, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Istanbul University, Turgut Ozal Street, Capa, Sehremini, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
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Varotto E, Cafarelli FP, Maglietta F, Moraes C, Ricci P, Galassi FM. Morpho-radiological and brain endocast analysis in the study of Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna (HFI): A combined approach. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281727. [PMID: 36877697 PMCID: PMC9987830 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study is to anatomically evaluate the impact on the patient intra vitam of an endocranial condition on a late 20th century skull housed in the Section of Legal Medicine of the University of Foggia (Foggia, Apulia, Italy). After performing a retrospective diagnosis, the condition is framed in the broader context of studies on this pathology. An anthropological and radiological analysis (X-ray and CT scan imaging) made it possible to confirm the preliminary information and to detail the osteological diagnosis of HFI. In order to assess the impact on the cerebral surface of the endocranial growth a 3D endocast was obtained using the Software OrtogOnBlender. The skull is demonstrated to have belonged to a female senile individual known, from limited documentary evidence, to have suffered from a psychiatric condition during her life. The final diagnosis is hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI), Type D. Although a direct correlation between the demonstrated intracranial bony growth and the onset of the patient's psychiatric condition is difficult to retrospectively ascertain, the pressure exerted on this female individual's frontal lobe may have contributed to further degenerative behavioural changes in the last years of her life. This case adds to previous knowledge, especially from the palaeopathological literature, on this condition and, for the first time, presents a neuroanatomical approach to assess the global impact of the disease.
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- Elena Varotto
- Archaelogy, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Apulia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Apulia, Italy
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- Ortogonline Treinamento em Desenvolvimento Profissional e Consultoria LTDA, Sinop, MT, Brazil
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Institute of Legal Medicine, “Magna Graecia” University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Mckinnon M, Henneberg M, Simpson E, Higgins D. Effects of thermal insult on bone tissue as observed by micro computed tomography. FORENSIC IMAGING 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fri.2021.200437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Saniotis A, Henneberg M. Anatomical variations and evolution: re-evaluating their importance for surgeons. ANZ J Surg 2020; 91:837-840. [PMID: 33368956 DOI: 10.1111/ans.16429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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For several decades, anatomists and biological anthropologists have made an intensive study in anatomical variations in ancestral and living humans. While many anatomical variants do not require clinical attention, some may present diagnostic problems or augur adverse symptoms. It is only in the last few decades that a plausible argument has been made that anatomical changes in human individuals and lineages demonstrate ongoing microevolution. Since the mid-19th century, there has been a reduction in differential mortality. Increased variation of heritable traits is a consequential outcome of relaxation of natural selection. Consequently, this has contributed to various anatomical variations in musculo-skeletal anatomy, vascular anatomy as well as congenital disorders such as spina bifida occulta. The authors argue that surgeons and anatomists should improve their knowledge of evolution and its continuing influence on human morphology. Simply repeating the old mantra that anatomical variations are important because knowledge of them minimizes surgical complications, albeit important, is inadequate.
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- Arthur Saniotis
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Science, Knowledge University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.,Department of Anthropology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Anthropology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland.,Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, The University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Cvetković D, Jadžić J, Milovanović P, Djonić D, Djurić M, Bracanović D, Nikolić S, Živković V. Micro-computed Tomography Study of Frontal Bones in Males and Females with Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna. Calcif Tissue Int 2020; 107:345-352. [PMID: 32712779 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-020-00730-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) represents irregular thickening of the endocranial surface of the frontal bone, mostly seen in postmenopausal females. The microarchitecture of this condition is poorly studied. The aim of this cross-sectional autopsy study was to investigate and compare microarchitectural structure of the frontal bone affected with HFI in both sexes and to test whether HFI severity could be distinguished at the microarchitectural level. The sample was taken from human donor cadavers, 19 males (61 ± 15 years old) and 17 females (75 ± 15 years old). After classification of HFI severity (type A, B, C or D), samples of the frontal bone were taken and scanned using micro-computed tomography. Bone volume fraction was higher and total porosity lower only in the outer table of males with HFI, compared to females with HFI. Mean total sample thickness differed only between males with HFI type A and D. Bone microarchitecture between males and females with corresponding HFI types (e.g., male with type A versus female with type A) differed only in HFI type C regarding the fractal dimension of diploe. The degree of anisotropy differed between HFI subtypes in males, but the post hoc analysis revealed no significant differences between individual groups. Other microarchitectural parameters did not differ among males with different HFI subtypes, as well in females, in any part of the frontal bone. There is no difference in microarchitectural structure of the frontal bone between males and females with HFI, in general aspect and within corresponding HFI subtypes. HFI severity could not be distinguished at the microarchitectural level, neither in males nor in females.
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- Danica Cvetković
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade - School of Medicine, 31a Deligradska Str., Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Anthropology and Skeletal Biology, Institute for Anatomy, University of Belgrade - School of Medicine, Dr. Subotica 4/2, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Anthropology and Skeletal Biology, Institute for Anatomy, University of Belgrade - School of Medicine, Dr. Subotica 4/2, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Anthropology and Skeletal Biology, Institute for Anatomy, University of Belgrade - School of Medicine, Dr. Subotica 4/2, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Anthropology and Skeletal Biology, Institute for Anatomy, University of Belgrade - School of Medicine, Dr. Subotica 4/2, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Anthropology and Skeletal Biology, Institute for Anatomy, University of Belgrade - School of Medicine, Dr. Subotica 4/2, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
- Department of Radiology, University of Belgrade - School of Dentistry, 4 Rankeova Str., Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade - School of Medicine, 31a Deligradska Str., Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade - School of Medicine, 31a Deligradska Str., Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.
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Bascou A, Savall F, Vergnault M, Montoriol R, Guilbeau-Frugier C, Maupoint E, El Khal MC, Telmon N. Finding of Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna During the Autopsy Procedure: Forensic Issues. J Forensic Sci 2019; 64:1929-1932. [PMID: 31162647 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Revised: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna is a common phenomenon, which may have been overrated in its significance in the past, and may, currently be underrated in its significance. We present three cases of hyperostosis frontalis interna found during medicolegal autopsies and discuss their forensic considerations. The patients were all middle-aged women with metabolic and endocrine manifestations and psychiatric ailments; thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone of the skull was found during each autopsy. We describe the relationship between hyperostosis frontalis interna, metabolic manifestations, and neuropsychiatric symptoms as part of Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome. There is still considerable disagreement in the scientific community as to whether this syndrome is a clinical entity. Nonetheless, awareness of Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome can be of help in understanding the circumstances surrounding death. In some other cases, hyperostosis frontalis interna could be used by forensic pathologists as criteria for sexing and aging a skeleton.
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- Agathe Bascou
- Service de médecine légale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Avenue du Professeur Jean Poulhès, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Service de médecine légale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Avenue du Professeur Jean Poulhès, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Service de médecine légale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Avenue du Professeur Jean Poulhès, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Service de médecine légale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Avenue du Professeur Jean Poulhès, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Service de médecine légale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Avenue du Professeur Jean Poulhès, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Service de radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Avenue du Professeur Jean Poulhès, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Service de médecine légale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Farhat Hached, Rue Ibn Jazzar, 4031, Sousse, Tunisie
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- Service de médecine légale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Rangueil, Avenue du Professeur Jean Poulhès, 31059, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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Szeniczey T, Marcsik A, Ács Z, Balassa T, Bernert Z, Bakó K, Czuppon T, Endrődi A, Évinger S, Farkas Z, Hlavenková L, Hoppál K, Kálmán Kiss C, Kiss K, Kocsis K, Kovács LO, Kovács PF, Köhler K, Költő L, Kővári I, László O, Lovász G, Lovranits J, Lukács J, Masek Z, Merczi M, Molnár E, Németh CE, Ódor JG, Paja L, Pap I, Patay R, Rácz I, Rácz Z, Ritoók Á, Szenthe G, Szilas G, Szőke BM, Tóth Z, Vida T, Wolff K, Finnegan M, Hajdu T. Hyperostosis frontalis interna in ancient populations from the Carpathian Basin - A possible relationship between lifestyle and risk of development. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PALEOPATHOLOGY 2019; 24:108-118. [PMID: 30342349 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The prevalence of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) was examined in different periods of the Carpathian Basin from 4900 BCE to 17th century AD. The study seeks to evaluate temporal changes in HFI and the possible impact of lifestyle on it. MATERIALS The studied material consisted of 4668 crania from Hungary and Serbia. METHODS The crania were analyzed employing macroscopic and endoscopic examination. RESULTS In historic periods, sex and age played a pivotal role in HFI development. Among predominantly pastoralist populations of the 5th-8th and 10th centuries, prevalence of HFI was considerably higher than in the medieval populations of the 9th-17th centuries. CONCLUSIONS In addition to age and sex, other factors could be implicated in HFI development. The physiological effects of the pastoralist lifestyle and diet on insulin regulation could explain the increased risk of developing HFI in the 5th-8th and 10th-century populations. SIGNIFICANCE The study provides the first comprehensive dataset of HFI from different archaeological periods from the Carpathian Basin. It has implications for lifestyle and risk of HFI development in past populations. LIMITATIONS The archaeological periods are not equally represented. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH In order to better understand the etiology of HFI, lifestyle factors can be used to elucidate the risk of developing HFI in ancient populations.
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- Tamás Szeniczey
- Department of Biological Anthropology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary.
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Department of Archaeological Excavations and Artefact Processing, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, H-1083, Hungary
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- Budavári Ingatlanfejlesztő és Üzemeltető Nonprofit Ltd., Budapest, H-1013, Hungary
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- Department of Prehistoric and Migration Period, Budapest History Museum, Aquincum Museum and Archaeological Park, H-1014, H-1031, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, H-1083, Hungary
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- Institute for History of Medicine and Foreign Languages, Charles University, Prague, 121 08, Czech Republic
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- Silk Road Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Eötvös Loránd University-Szeged University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary
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- Roska Tamás Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, H-1083, Hungary; Neuronal Network and Behavior Research Group, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Research Center for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Archaeological Excavations and Artefact Processing, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Institute of Archaeology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, H-1097, Hungary
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- International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 1202, Switzerland
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- Archaeological Heritage Directorate, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, H-1113, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Budavári Ingatlanfejlesztő és Üzemeltető Nonprofit Ltd., Budapest, H-1013, Hungary
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- Institute of Archaeology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, H-1097, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1094, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged, Szeged, H-6720, Hungary
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- Department of Anthropology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, H-1083, Hungary
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- Ferenczy Museum Center, Szentendre, H-2000, Hungary
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary; Department of Archaeometry and Archaeological Methodology, Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Department of Early Medieval and Historical Archaeology, Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Department of Archaeology, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Department of Archaeology, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Department of Prehistoric and Migration Period, Budapest History Museum, Aquincum Museum and Archaeological Park, H-1014, H-1031, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Archaeology, Research Centre for the Humanities, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, H-1097, Hungary
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- Dobó István Castle Museum, Eger, H-3300, Hungary
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- Department of Early Medieval and Historical Archaeology, Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Department of Early Medieval and Historical Archaeology, Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA
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- Department of Biological Anthropology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary.
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Rühli F, van Schaik K, Henneberg M. Evolutionary Medicine: The Ongoing Evolution of Human Physiology and Metabolism. Physiology (Bethesda) 2017; 31:392-397. [PMID: 27708045 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00013.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The field of evolutionary medicine uses evolutionary principles to understand changes in human anatomy and physiology that have occurred over time in response to environmental changes. Through this evolutionary-based approach, we can understand disease as a consequence of anatomical and physiological "trade-offs" that develop to facilitate survival and reproduction. We demonstrate how diachronic study of human anatomy and physiology is fundamental for an increased understanding of human health and disease.
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- Frank Rühli
- Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;
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- Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Harvard Medical School and Harvard Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and
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- Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Balzeau A, Charlier P. What do cranial bones of LB1 tell us about Homo floresiensis? J Hum Evol 2016; 93:12-24. [PMID: 27086053 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cranial vault thickness (CVT) of Liang Bua 1, the specimen that is proposed to be the holotype of Homo floresiensis, has not yet been described in detail and compared with samples of fossil hominins, anatomically modern humans or microcephalic skulls. In addition, a complete description from a forensic and pathological point of view has not yet been carried out. It is important to evaluate scientifically if features related to CVT bring new information concerning the possible pathological status of LB1, and if it helps to recognize affinities with any hominin species and particularly if the specimen could belong to the species Homo sapiens. Medical examination of the skull based on a micro-CT examination clearly brings to light the presence of a sincipital T (a non-metrical variant of normal anatomy), a scar from an old frontal trauma without any evident functional consequence, and a severe bilateral hyperostosis frontalis interna that may have modified the anterior morphology of the endocranium of LB1. We also show that LB1 displays characteristics, related to the distribution of bone thickness and arrangements of cranial structures, that are plesiomorphic traits for hominins, at least for Homo erectus s.l. relative to Homo neanderthalensis and H. sapiens. All the microcephalic skulls analyzed here share the derived condition of anatomically modern H. sapiens. Cranial vault thickness does not help to clarify the definition of the species H. floresiensis but it also does not support an attribution of LB1 to H. sapiens. We conclude that there is no support for the attribution of LB1 to H. sapiens as there is no evidence of systemic pathology and because it does not have any of the apomorphic traits of our species.
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- Antoine Balzeau
- Équipe de Paléontologie Humaine, UMR 7194 du CNRS, Département de Préhistoire, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; Department of African Zoology, Royal Museum for Central Africa, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium.
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- Section of Medical and Forensic Anthropology, UFR of Health Sciences (UVSQ/Paris-Descartes University, AP-HP), Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
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Márquez S, Lawson W, Mowbray K, Delman BN, Laitman JT. CT Examination of Nose and Paranasal Sinuses of Egyptian Mummies and Three Distinct Human Population Groups: Anthropological and Clinical Implications. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2016; 298:1072-84. [PMID: 25998641 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The interaction of nasal morphology and climatic conditions has resulted in diverse hard- and soft-tissue configurations across human population groups. While the processes of skull pneumatization are not fully understood, the invasions of the paranasal sinuses [PNS] into the cranium have contributed to assorted morphologies. Human migratory patterns and the strong association with climatic variables through time and space may explain this diversity. This study examined four multiregional populations of which two are from Egypt but of widely divergent eras. Three Egyptian mummies [EG-M] from the middle kingdom were CT scanned providing a unique opportunity to investigate the status of PNS anatomy within a time frame from 1567 BCE to 600 CE and compare it to a contemporary Egyptian [EG] (n = 12) population. Dry skulls of Inuit [IT] (n = 10) and East African [EA] (n = 8) provide out-group comparisons, as one group represents an isolated geographic environment far different from that of Egypt and the other group inhabiting distinct environmental conditions albeit located within the same continent. Results showed EG-M and EG frontal sinus volumes were diminutive in size with no statistically significant difference between them. Maxillary sinus size values of EG-M and EG clustered together while IT and EA significantly differed from each other (P = 0.002). The multiregional groups exhibited population specific morphologies in their PNS anatomy. Ecogeographic localities revealed anatomical differences among IT and EA, while the potential time span of about 3,500 years produced only a negligible difference between the Egyptian groups. The small sample sizes incorporated into this research requires confirmation of the results by analyses of larger samples from each geographic region and with the integration of a larger group of Egyptian mummified remains.
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- Samuel Márquez
- Department of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.,Department of Otolaryngology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.,Center for Anatomy and Functional Morphology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.,New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), New York, New York.,Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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In 1765 Giovanni Morgagni described a syndrome consisting of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI), obesity and hirsutism. In 1928 Stewart and in 1930 Morel added neuropsychiatric symptoms, e.g. depression and dementia, which led to the definition of the Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome (MSM). Although mostly women were characterized in literature no gender specifity is demanded. This case report presents the rare case of a 66 year old male psychiatric patient with Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome. The patient complained of loss of concentration and difficulties with activities of daily living. Admission diagnosis was an opioid misuse on the basis of a chronic pain syndrome. In this case report we are describing clinical features, the patient history and technical (MRI) and neuropsychological tests. Although severe psychiatric symptoms and neuropsychological deficits are commonly seen in these patients, our patient showed only mild symptoms. This case reports shows the possibility of a male patient with MSM. If MSM is a separate entity or just an epiphenomena of hormone dysregulation should be investigated in further studies.
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Shahin AA, Alhoseiny S, Aldali M. Hyperostosis frontalis interna: An Egyptian case referred to the second dynasty (2890–2650BC) from Tarkhan-Egypt. EGYPTIAN RHEUMATOLOGIST 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejr.2013.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tripathi M, Bal C, Damle NA, Singhal A. Hyperostosis fronto-parietalis mimicking metastasis to the skull: Unveiled on SPECT/CT. Indian J Nucl Med 2013; 27:272-3. [PMID: 24019665 PMCID: PMC3759096 DOI: 10.4103/0972-3919.115406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Madhavi Tripathi
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Diagnosis of a slow-growing mass of the cranium can be challenging. We present a rare clinical report of a 19-year-old woman with a unilateral mass of the frontal bone. Pathological diagnosis was hyperostosis, which is extremely rare in this age group. A comprehensive review of literature with recommendations for diagnostic modalities and treatment options is reported. Specifically, hyperostosis frontalis interna can be evaluated with computed tomography imaging of the cranium and treated with resection and reconstruction with split calvarial bone grafts. Annual radiographic imaging is recommended to ensure remission.
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Gilbert T, Ait S, Delphin F, Raharisondraibe E, Bonnefoy M. Frontal cortex dysfunction due to extensive hyperostosis frontalis interna. BMJ Case Rep 2012; 2012:bcr.07.2011.4439. [PMID: 22665704 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.07.2011.4439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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An 87-year-old patient was found to have an unusually protrusive hyperostosis frontalis interna, discovered on MRI examination during an assessment of cognitive decline. Neuropsychological evaluation suggested direct repercussions of the frontal lobe compression on executive functions, as well as psychiatric disorders and possibly memory loss.
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- Thomas Gilbert
- Service de médecine gériatrique, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France.
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Etiopathogenesis of hyperostosis frontalis interna: A mystery still. Ann Anat 2011; 193:453-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2011] [Revised: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 05/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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May H, Peled N, Dar G, Hay O, Abbas J, Masharawi Y, Hershkovitz I. Identifying and classifying hyperostosis frontalis interna via computerized tomography. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2011; 293:2007-11. [PMID: 21046669 DOI: 10.1002/ar.21274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to recognize the radiological characteristics of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) and to establish a valid and reliable method for its identification and classification. A reliability test was carried out on 27 individuals who had undergone a head computerized tomography (CT) scan. Intra-observer reliability was obtained by examining the images three times, by the same researcher, with a 2-week interval between each sample ranking. The inter-observer test was performed by three independent researchers. A validity test was carried out using two methods for identifying and classifying HFI: 46 cadaver skullcaps were ranked twice via computerized tomography scans and then by direct observation. Reliability and validity were calculated using Kappa test (SPSS 15.0). Reliability tests of ranking HFI via CT scans demonstrated good results (K > 0.7). As for validity, a very good consensus was obtained between the CT and direct observation, when moderate and advanced types of HFI were present (K = 0.82). The suggested classification method for HFI, using CT, demonstrated a sensitivity of 84%, specificity of 90.5%, and positive predictive value of 91.3%. In conclusion, volume rendering is a reliable and valid tool for identifying HFI. The suggested three-scale classification is most suitable for radiological diagnosis of the phenomena. Considering the increasing awareness of HFI as an early indicator of a developing malady, this study may assist radiologists in identifying and classifying the phenomena.
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- Hila May
- Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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May H, Peled N, Dar G, Abbas J, Hershkovitz I. Hyperostosis frontalis interna: what does it tell us about our health? Am J Hum Biol 2011; 23:392-7. [PMID: 21387460 DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To examine whether the prevalence and severity of hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) has significantly changed during the past 100 years. METHODS Two female populations, 100 years apart, were studied; 992 historic and 568 present day females. Detection of HFI was carried out via direct observation or CT images (Brilliance 64, Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, Ohio). HFI was graded according to Hershkovitz et al.’s (1999) 4-scale definition and according May et al.’s (2010c) 3-scale definition. RESULTS Following correction for age, present day females manifested a significantly higher HFI prevalence compared with historic females (P < 0.05). The risk of developing HFI was found to be approximately 2.5 times greater in present day females compared with females living 100 years ago (P < 0.05). In the young age cohort, present day females manifested a significantly higher prevalence of HFI type B (P < 0.05), whereas in the old age cohort, a significant difference in the prevalence of HFI types C and D was noted between the two groups (P < 0.05). HFI tended to appear at a younger age in the present population. The last two decades has witnessed an increase in HFI prevalence(from 55.6% to 75%). CONCLUSIONS HFI prevalence has increased during the last century, especially among young individuals, possibly indicating a profound change in human fertility patterns, together with the introduction of various hormonal treatments) and new dietary habits.
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- Hila May
- Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Israel
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna – A marker of social status? Evidence from the Bronze-Age “high society” of Qatna, Syria. HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY 2011; 62:30-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nikolić S, Djonić D, Z̆ivković V, Babić D, Juković F, Djurić M. Rate of Occurrence, Gross Appearance, and Age Relation of Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna in Females. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2010; 31:205-7. [DOI: 10.1097/paf.0b013e3181d3dba4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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May H, Peled N, Dar G, Abbas J, Medlej B, Masharawi Y, Hershkovitz I. Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna and Androgen Suppression. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2010; 293:1333-6. [DOI: 10.1002/ar.21175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hajdu T, Fóthi E, Bernert Z, Molnár E, Lovász G, Ko˝vári I, Köhler K, Marcsik A. Appearance of hyperostosis frontalis interna in some osteoarcheological series from Hungary. HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY 2009; 60:185-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Talarico EF, Prather AD, Hardt KD. A case of extensive hyperostosis frontalis interna in an 87-year-old female human cadaver. Clin Anat 2008; 21:259-68. [DOI: 10.1002/ca.20613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Glab H, Szostek K, Kaczanowski K. Hyperostosis frontalis interna, a genetic disease?: Two medieval cases from Southern Poland. HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY 2006; 57:19-27. [PMID: 16458728 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2005.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Two cases of thickening of the internal tables of the frontal bones (hyperostosis frontalis interna, (HFI)) have been examined. These were two female skeletons from the 16th century Dominican Church in Raciborz (Southwest Poland). The similarity of their morphological and metrical traits indicates that they could be related, and suggests that HFI is likely to have a genetic base. These two skeletons are the subject of an analysis which may possibly throw some new light on the controversial and continually disputed nature of this illness.
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- H Glab
- Department of Anthropology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, 30-060 Krakow, Poland.
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Mulhern DM, Wilczak CA, Dudar JC. Brief communication: Unusual finding at Pueblo Bonito: Multiple cases of hyperostosis frontalis interna. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2006; 130:480-4. [PMID: 16444722 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) is a disease characterized by excess bone growth on the internal lamina of the frontal bone and, occasionally, other cranial bones. Although the disease is fairly common in modern populations, its etiology is poorly understood. Hyperostosis frontalis interna has been identified in antiquity, primarily in the Old World, but with a much lower frequency than in modern groups. The purpose of the present study is to report multiple cases of HFI at Pueblo Bonito (Chaco Canyon, New Mexico). Twelve out of 37 adults with observable frontal bones exhibited HFI, ranging from mild to severe, including 11 females and one male. This is the first published case report of HFI in archaeological remains from the New World having a frequency comparable with modern groups. Most archaeological cases of HFI are isolated, so comparative data for multiple cases at one site are rare. The results of this study emphasize the importance of looking for HFI in archaeological remains, although it is rarely observed. Possible genetic and environmental factors for the high frequency of HFI at Chaco Canyon are considered, but additional research is needed to discover the etiology and to better understand why HFI sometimes occurs at modern frequencies in ancient populations.
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- Dawn M Mulhern
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA.
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Koller MF, Papassotiropoulos A, Henke K, Behrends B, Noda S, Kratzer A, Hock C, Hofmann M. Evidence of a Genetic Basis of Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome. NEURODEGENER DIS 2005; 2:56-60. [PMID: 16909048 DOI: 10.1159/000089284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2005] [Accepted: 07/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We report two 71-year-old female monozygotic twins presenting with advanced hyperostosis frontalis interna, obesity, shortness and cognitive impairment. They both have suffered from generalized seizures since their early adulthood. Moreover, the patients showed some additional conditions only occurring in one individual or the other such as migraine, marked recurrent depressive disorder or polyarthrosis. The symptoms common to both twins appear to correspond to the Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome and indicate a genetic basis of this disorder as these features occur in genetically identical patients.
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- Michael F Koller
- Division of Psychiatry Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Rühli FJ, Böni T, Henneberg M. Hyperostosis frontalis interna: archaeological evidence of possible microevolution of human sex steroids? HOMO-JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE HUMAN BIOLOGY 2004; 55:91-9. [PMID: 15553271 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2004.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hyperostosis frontalis interna is a restricted bilateral thickening of the frontal endocranial surface, which is frequently found in postmenopausal females today. Surprisingly, this condition had a higher male prevalence in its rare archaeological records. This is again highlighted by the oldest known male European hyperostosis frontalis interna case in an adult Celtic from 100 BC presented here. This unique specimen supports earlier suggestions of the possible microevolution of human endocrine regulation, e.g. by sex steroids, and its pathoanatomical impact.
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- F J Rühli
- Arbeitsgruppe Klinische Paläopathologie, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Balgrist und Medizinhistorisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
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