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Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna

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Morgagni-Stewart-Morel syndrome; Metabolic craniopathy; Endostosis crani; Enostosis cranii; Endocraniosis; Hyperostosis calvaria interna; HCI; Hyperostosis calvariae diffusa; HCD; HFI

Definition and Characteristics

Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) is a condition involving progressive symmetric irregular cortical thickening (Fig. 1) of inner table of the frontal bone of human skull by smooth, rounded exostosis covered by dura projecting into the cranial cavity.

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A woman with HFI having depression in the midline of frontal bone.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Mallikarjuna Nallegowda & Upinderpal Singh

  2. Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Rakesh Kumar

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  1. Mallikarjuna Nallegowda
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  2. Upinderpal Singh
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  1. Institute of Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

    Florian Lang (Prof.) (Prof.)

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Nallegowda, M., Singh, U., Kumar, R. (2009). Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna. In: Lang, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29676-8_858

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