Bathrocephaly

Case contributed by Antonio Rodrigues de Aguiar Neto
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

No neurologic deficits on examination.

Patient Data

Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Lateral skull x-ray showing unusual skull configuration, with a prominent bulge of the occipital bone, corresponding to bathrocephaly.

Case Discussion

Bathrocephaly or Bathrocephalic occiputs is a normal variation in skull shape, in which there is an outward convex bulge of mid-portion of the occipital bone 1. This is often noted to be an isolated finding, with no associated underlying cranial pathology.

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