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

Radiograph and CT 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).