The copper-beaten skull

South African Journal of Radiology · Volume 16, Issue 1 (2012) · pp. 25–26

DOI: 10.4102/sajr.v16i1.229

Abstract

<jats:p>Variations and abnormalities of skull appearance and shape are generally related to a primary maldevelopment of the brain. The copper-beaten skull appearance is typically associated with craniosynostosis, where premature fusion of the cranial bone sutures results in the growing brain exerting pressure on the malleable cranium, producing a pattern known as the copper-beaten skull appearance.</jats:p>