Elongated styloid process of an autopsied skull from the Cemetery of Santa Maria Maggiore in Vercelli, 18th-19th century (Piedmont, northern Italy)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3778489 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Licata (0000-0003-3343-3999, University of Insubria), Chiara Tesi (0000-0001-9867-4211, University of Insubria), Omar Larentis (0000-0001-9633-0669, University of Insubria), Eleonora Destefanis (0000-0002-8472-4369, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”), Francesca Garanzini (Piaggio (Italy)), Rosagemma Ciliberti (University of Genoa), Roberta Fusco (0000-0001-5443-8364, University of Insubria) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-218 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099 |
| Publisher | S ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1127/anthranz/2023/1671 |
| PMID | 37869940 |
| OpenAlex | W4387817145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
century). The skull presents an oblique cleft, which from the top of the frontal bone bends towards the occipital, and the left styloid process is elongated compared to normal values (48 mm). The elongated styloid process is due to the ossification of the styloid ligament which has several possible causes. To increase the knowledge about this pathological condition in the past, it was necessary to compare all the data present in the literature today and consider the few cases published in the paleopathological field. In this paper, our main goals are: i) to investigate the reasons for which the craniotomy was performed; ii) to examine the possible cause of the ossification of the styloid process, described as Eagle's syndrome; iii) to enrich the archaeological literature of elongated styloid process cases and iv) to investigate the presence of a hypothetical relationship between the autopsy cut and the diagnosed Eagle's syndrome on this skull.
Archaeology · Autopsy · Geography · Ossification · Osteology · Skull · Anatomy · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Medicine · Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |