{Reference Type}: Historical Article
{Title}: A case of hydrocephalus in a child from early modern period Žumberak, Croatia.
{Author}: Bedić Ž;Bebek AA;Čavka M;Šlaus M;
{Journal}: Int J Paleopathol
{Volume}: 26
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 09 2019
{Factor}: 1.448
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2019.04.004
{Abstract}: To evaluate the etiology of a subadult skeleton exhibiting increased size of the neurocranium and upper face.<BR>Skeletal remains of a child aged between 1.5-2 years from the Early Modern Period (14th -18th), Žumberak, Croatia.<BR>Metric and volumetric data were collected, and CT with VRT reconstruction was employed.<BR>Metric analyses indicate that the neurocranium and upper face display increased size and volume.<BR>A diagnosis of the communicating form of hydrocephalus is suggested.<BR>This is the first published case of the communicating form of hydrocephalus.<BR>It is difficult to determine the specific etiology of this condition based on skeletal remains.