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RCSPC/S 57.5 - Homo sapiens |
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| Object number |
RCSPC/S 57.5 |
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Pathology |
| Category |
Dry preparations |
| Taxon |
Homo sapiens
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| MeSH Term |
Skull
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| MeSH Term |
osteomalacia
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| MeSH Term |
hydrocephalus
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| Object Type |
Mounted dry bone
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Skull of a 25-year old man showing enormous asymmetrical enlargement due to hydrocephalus associated with osteomalacia. |
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Hydrocephalus is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within cavities inside the brain. This can cause enlargement of the skull in young children while the bones of the skull are still growing. Today hydrocephalus is usually treated by insertion of a shunt or tube to drain fluid from the brain into another part of the body such as the abdomen. |
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This specimen was part of the collection of the surgeon Robert Liston (1794-1847). The remainder of the skeleton was also preserved in the museum but was destroyed in 1941. An engrapving of the skeleton and skull was included as Plate III in Robert Liston's 'Elements of Surgery' (2nd Ed., 1840). |
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Owner/user |
Liston, Robert, 1794-1847, surgeon
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| Presented |
Liston, Robert, 1794-1847, surgeon (1842)
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| Physical Location |
| Location in museum |
Case 5, Bay 2 |
| Physical Information |
| Physical description |
Dry |
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Perspex |
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