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Normal and pathological growth of the foramen occipitale magnum shown in the plain radiograph

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The transverse diameter of the foramen occipitale magnum (f. o. m.) in the semiaxial skull X-ray was measured and evaluated statistically in 174 cerebrally healthy children of different ages. These normal values are contrasted with the foramen diameters of 35 children with verified Arnold-Chiari malformation as well as children with macrocephaly and microcephaly. The values in children with Arnold-Chiari malformation are all above the norm, irrespective of whether or not there is a concomitant hydrocephalus.

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  1. Röntgenabteilung, Kinderkrankenhaus der Stadt Köln, Amsterdamer Straße 59, D-5000, Köln 60, Germany

    J. A. Bliesener & L. R. Schmidt

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Bliesener, J.A., Schmidt, L.R. Normal and pathological growth of the foramen occipitale magnum shown in the plain radiograph. Pediatr Radiol 10, 65–69 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01001741

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