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Clinical significance
Trauma to the occiput can cause a
basilar skull fractureA basilar skull fracture is a fracture of the base of the skull, typically involving the temporal bone, occipital bone, sphenoid bone, and/or ethmoid bone....
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Prominent occiput is a feature of Trisomy 18 (Edward's Syndrome), along with small jaw, low-set ears, and mental retardation. It is also a feature of
Trisomy 9Trisomy 9 is a chromosomal disorder caused by having three copies of chromosome number 9. It can appear with or without mosaicism.-Characteristics:...
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Identification of the location of the fetal occiput is important in
obstetricsObstetrics is the surgical specialty dealing with the care of women and their children during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal. Midwifery is the non-medical equivalent...
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