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Craniopagus twins are conjoined twins who are fused at the cranium. [1] The union may occur on any portion of the cranium, but does not primarily involve either the face or the foramen magnum ; the two brains are usually separate, but they may share some brain tissue.
In 2001, the twins were fitted with artificial skulls to permanently close their heads. In an interview, Carson stated about the operation: "In the end, the Bandas became the first Type 2 craniopagus twins (joined at the head and facing in opposite directions) ever separated with both surviving and both being neurologically normal." [3]
Infant with craniopagus parasiticus ("supernumerary head") The exact development of craniopagus parasiticus is not well known. However, it is known that the underdeveloped twin is a parasitic twin. Parasitic twins are known to occur in utero when monozygotic twins start to develop as an embryo, but the embryo fails to completely split. When ...
After more than 16 hours of surgery, 13-month-old twin boys conjoined at the head are finally separated. Surgeons successfully separate 13-month-old conjoined twins Skip to main content
The hospital said that Erin and Abby Delaney of North Carolina are currently recovering in the intensive care unit after last week's procedure.
According to Gemini figures, one in 60,000 births result in conjoined twins, and only 5% of these are joined at the head – known as craniopagus children. It is estimated that 50 such sets of ...
Drawing of the eighteenth century Boy of Bengal, affected by craniopagus parasiticus. Craniopagus parasiticus is an extremely rare condition in which the two heads are joined directly together, and one twin (known as the autosite) has a functioning torso, while the other (known as the parasite) has only a vestigial torso. The parasite is ...
Patrick and Benjamin Binder (born 2 February 1987) were conjoined twins, joined at the head, born in Germany in February 1987, and separated at Johns Hopkins Children's Center on 6 September 1987. [1] They were the first twins to be successfully separated by Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon assisted by Donlin M. Long of Baltimore, Maryland. For this ...