Parietal foramina

Parietal foramina

Definition

Enlarged parietal foramina (EPF) is a developmental defect, characterized by variable intramembranous ossification defects of the parietal bones, which is either asymptomatic, symptomatic (headaches, nausea, vomiting, intellectual disability) or associated with other pathologies.

Also known as catlin marks, enlarged parietal foramina, fenestrae parietales symmetricae, foramina parietalia permagna, hereditary cranium bifidum, parietal foramina, symmetric parietal foramina — per MONDO

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