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An earlier case was the so-called "Two-Headed Boy of Bengal," who was born in 1783 and died of a [[cobra]] bite in 1787. His skull remains in the collection of the [[Hunterian Museum]] of the [[Royal College of Surgeons of London]].[http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/186_bengalboy1.shtml]. |
An earlier case was the so-called "Two-Headed Boy of Bengal," who was born in 1783 and died of a [[cobra]] bite in 1787. His skull remains in the collection of the [[Hunterian Museum]] of the [[Royal College of Surgeons of London]].[http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/186_bengalboy1.shtml]. |
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But now there is the thirth one in [[Egypt]]. A girl with two head was born 2 years ago. The doctors tried and could separite hers head of. but she died on [[March]], 23th, from biological unaccesibility. |
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Revision as of 04:23, 28 March 2006
Craniopagus parasiticus is a medical condition in which a parasitic twin head with an undeveloped (or underdeveloped) body is attached to the head of a developed twin.
There have only been eight documented cases of this phenomenon. On December 10, 2003, Rebeca Martínez was born in the Dominican Republic with this rare condition. She was the first baby born with the condition to undergo an operation to remove the second head. She died on February 7, 2004, after an 11-hour operation. On February 19, 2005, Manar Maged underwent a successful 13-hour surgery in Egypt, but died March 25, 2006 [1].
An earlier case was the so-called "Two-Headed Boy of Bengal," who was born in 1783 and died of a cobra bite in 1787. His skull remains in the collection of the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of London.[2].
References
- Aquino DB, Timmons C, Burns D, Lowichik A (1997). "Craniopagus parasiticus: a case illustrating its relationship to craniopagus conjoined twinning". Pediatr Pathol Lab Med. 17 (6): 939–44. PMID 9353833.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bondeson J, Allen E (1991). "Everard Home's famous two-headed boy of Bengal and some other cases of craniopagus parasiticus". Surg Neurol. 35 (6): 483. PMID 2053064.
- Nair KR (1990). "Craniopagus parasiticus". Surg Neurol. 33 (2): 159. PMID 2406987.
- Bondeson J, Allen E (1989). "Craniopagus parasiticus. Everard Home's Two-Headed Boy of Bengal and some other cases". Surg Neurol. 31 (6): 426–34. PMID 2655135.
- Wang DM, Zhang PL (1985). "[A case report of craniopagus parasiticus (clinical features and the histological study of the accessory brain)]". Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Wai Ke Za Zhi. 1 (1): 31–3. PMID 3939788.
- Wang TM, Li BQ, Li-Che, Fu CL (1982). "Craniopagus parasiticus: a case report of a parasitic head protruding from the right side of the face". Br J Plast Surg. 35 (3): 304–11. PMID 7150854.
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External link
- Girl Suffering from craniopagus parasiticus dies 1 year after surgery
- Baby stable after second head removed
- Image File of craniopagus parasiticus
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