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Copper Beaten Skull
Etiology: any pathology that causes raised intracranial pressure
Imaging: prominence of convolutional markings from gyral impressions on inner table of the skull seen throughout skull vault
Radiology Cases of Copper Beaten Skull
AP and lateral radiographs of the skull (above) show throughout skull vault prominence of convolutional markings from gyral impressions on the inner table of the skull, which is also well demonstrated on the axial CT without contrast of the brain (below).