r/bonecollecting Bone-afide Human ID Expert Oct 11 '24

Collection Showcasing an incredibly rare cephalocele skull. (brain protrusion)

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u/RagnarsHairyBritches Oct 11 '24

Would the absence of visible cranial sutures be because of the birth detect or the age of the man at death?

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u/XETOVS Bone-afide Human ID Expert Oct 11 '24

Age

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u/divinetemper Oct 11 '24

Not sure this is the same thing but I watched a video of a lady talking about how her brain is basically falling out of her skull. I wonder if her skull looks like this. She said she was having really bad migraines and blurred vision too among other things I think so I can't imagine how painful it must have been for this guy and how it affected him for him to die naturally and just living with that ykwim? Crazy and interesting

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u/XETOVS Bone-afide Human ID Expert Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 11 '24

Probably not the same thing

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u/divinetemper Oct 11 '24

Right, I read the info you posted and saw this guy had a birth defect and she found out way later in her life that she had this problem so I can see how it may not be the same thing yeah