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Duzce Medical Journal, vol.18, no.1, pp.45-46, 2016 (Scopus)
Wormian bones are accessory bones within sutures or fontanelles. Replacement of the anterior fontanele with a bregmatic wormian bone, so-called as fontanellar bone, is an uncommon findings. They may be solely presented with absence of the anterior fontanelle or associated with craniosynostosis and also form part of various syndromes, skeletal dysplasias. We herein report two uncommon cases of giant bregmatic wormian bones replacing the anterior fontanelle in two children. Computerized tomografi (CT) is the best choice to detect both the wormian bones and possible associated craniosynostosis or central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities. Adding 3D reconstruction to routine CT imaging facilitates detection of wormian bones.