Presentation
Headache and right-sided weakness.
Patient Data
Age: 85 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Persistant mendosal suture
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Persistant mendosal suture. Note the accessory suture inferior to the lambdoid suture.
Case Discussion
The mendosal suture, also known as the accessory occipital suture, usually closes before the birth but can be seen in approximately 16% adult skulls. It extends through the occipital bone and lies inferomedial to the lambdoid suture.
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