Cranial dysraphism mistaken for trephination

Attention is called to a disputed diagnosis of trephination reported for a perforated skull of a prehistoric New England Indian. The perforation, surrounded by a saucer‐like depression, is located exactly in the midline just in front of bregma. The finding of a similar lesion in a prehistoric Indian skull from the North Coast of Peru — where, as in New England, good evidence of the practice of trephination is lacking — provides support for a more reasonable diagnosis for both cases: congenital cranial dysraphism, specifically encephalocele. Information about dysraphic states from modern clinical experience is summarized

Encephalocele · Perforation · Skull · Anatomy · Cleft Lip and Palate Research · Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments · Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders · Medicine · Surgery

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