(1) Cranial MRI revealed delayed myelination in the white matter but no brain malformation.
(2) For the case described by the author primary tearing of the chiasma due to sudden applanation of the skull in the frontal region with burstfractures in the anterior cranial fossa is assumed.
(3) The present study was done in order to document the ability of the eighth cranial nerve of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) to regenerate, the anatomic characteristics of the regenerated fibers, and the specificity of projections from individual endorgan branches of the nerve.
(4) In this study 470 bitches were inseminated; 405 with fresh semen into the cranial vagina and 65 with frozen semen transcervically into the uterus.
(5) A traumatic factor in the aetiology of the AVM was also discussed, since the patient had had two preceding episodes of traffic accidents with cranial and lumbar injury.
(6) In this work, 139 intra-cranial aneurysms diagnosed at the Egas Moniz Hospital were studied, from 1980 to the first quarter of 1992.
(7) Axotomy should be a useful tool for determining which other neurotransmitter receptors are produced by facial motoneurons and efferent neurons in other cranial nerve nuclei.
(8) Findings on cranial ultrasonography strongly suggested the diagnosis of a localized infarct in four premature infants.
(9) Marked AChE activity has been observed in the cranial nerve nuclei.
(10) Cranial irradiation, intrathecal methotrexate, and steroids are commonly utilized in acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy.
(11) No patient received prophylactic cranial irradiation.
(12) The incidenc- of cranial nerve paralysis in 37 percent and the incidence of intracranial extension is 14.6 percent.
(13) A prospective study of six cases fabricated from CT computer-generated models of challenging cranial defects appears to show significant improvements in plate design, resulting in better plate adaptation, stability and aesthetic contour.
(14) Simultaneously, reactivity of pial arteriole was observed and its diameter was measured through the cranial window using intravital microscope and width analyzer.
(15) The rCBF assessment appears useful to decide which patient will tolerate acute balloon occlusion of the internal carotid and to help select patients who will need an extra-cranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass to avoid ischemic complication.
(16) The Rami ureterodeferentiales craniales were spread out from A. testicularis or Rami epididymales.
(17) Very few receptors were located in the caudal regions of the rumen whereas the cranial sac is richly supplied with tension receptors.
(18) The altered shape of the calvarium and the marked resorption and shortening of the cranial base were considered secondary changes.
(19) This flap is formed by a triangle-shaped excision combined with cranial and caudal slitting of the periosteum.
(20) Cranial sonography was used to ascertain the types of associated cranial alterations.
Skull
Definition:
(n.) A school, company, or shoal.
(n.) The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal, including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. See Illusts. of Carnivora, of Facial angles under Facial, and of Skeleton, in Appendix.
(n.) The head or brain; the seat of intelligence; mind.
(n.) A covering for the head; a skullcap.
(n.) A sort of oar. See Scull.
Example Sentences:
(1) However, CT will be insensitive in the detection of the more cephalic proximal lesions, especially those in the brain stem, basal cisterns, and skull base.
(2) For the case described by the author primary tearing of the chiasma due to sudden applanation of the skull in the frontal region with burstfractures in the anterior cranial fossa is assumed.
(3) The skull films and CT scans of 1383 patients with acute head injury transferred to a regional neurosurgical unit were reviewed.
(4) We report a rare case of odontogenic abscess, detected while the patient was in the intensive care unit (ICU), which resulted in sepsis and the patient's death due to mediastinitis, skull osteomyelitis, and deep neck cellulitis.
(5) This lack of symmetry in shape and magnitude may be due to non-sphericity of the skull over the temporal region or to variations in conductivities of intervening tissues.
(6) As I looked further, I saw that there was blood and hair and what looked like brain tissue intermingled with that to the right area of her skull."
(7) The inner table of the skull over the lesion was eroded.
(8) A three-dimensional anatomic model of a human skull was produced with birefringent materials for photoelastic analysis.
(9) The effects on skull growth of plating the coronal suture and frontal bone were studied in New Zealand White rabbits.
(10) Much more recently, use of modern CT ("computed tomography") scanning equipment on the London Archaeopteryx's skull has enabled scientists to reconstruct the whole of its bony brain case - and so model the structure of the brain itself.
(11) Tension pneumocephalus was diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) scan and plain skull X-ray.
(12) After removal from the skull, the brains were processed for histopathological evaluation of ischemic neuronal damage by light microscopy and morphometry.
(13) The author describes three systems for (1) the treatment of mandibular fractures; (2) the treatment of midface fractures, for reconstructive surgery of the facial skeleton and the skull, and for orthognathic surgery; and (3) the reconstruction of mandibular defects including condyle replacement.
(14) To avoid the complications attributable to the cervical spine, we recommend roentgenographic examination in all neurofibromatosis patients who are about to have general anesthesia or skull traction for treatment of scoliosis.
(15) Eight macerated human child skulls with a dental age of approximately 9.5 years (mixed dentition) were consecutively subjected to an experimental standardized high-pull headgear traction system attached to the maxilla at the first permanent molar area via an immovable acrylic resin splint covering all teeth.
(16) Lateral skull X-ray images are routinely used in cephalometric analysis to provide quantitative measurements useful to clinical orthodontists.
(17) The absence of a visible fracture on plain skull radiographs does not exclude a fracture, and those patients with clinical signs of a fracture should be treated appropriately and further investigations performed.
(18) In our study, 17 fractures were detected in 594 patients who had skull radiography because of trauma to the head.
(19) The algorithm is an improvement over the sphere model in that it considers two distinct surfaces: an ellipsoid, to model the region of the skull on which the sensors are placed, and a sphere as the medium in which the current dipole model is considered.
(20) A new combination of techniques for resection of hemangiopericytoma of the skull base is described.