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Occipital region

Known as: head back, Back of head, Occipital part of head 
Subdivision of head proper which consists of the occipital bone and all layers superficial to it. Examples: There is only one occipital part of head.
National Institutes of Health

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Head properOccipital bone structureOccipital lobeOccipitalis

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The Sambungmacan 3 Homo erectus calvaria: A comparative morphometric and morphological analysis
The Sambungmacan (Sm) 3 calvaria, discovered on Java in 1977, was illegally removed from Indonesia in 1998 and appeared in New… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Segmental Cervical Spine Movement with the Intubating Laryngeal Mask During Manual In-Line Stabilization in Patients with Cervical Pathology Undergoing Cervical Spine Surgery
We quantified the extent and distribution of segmental cervical movement produced by the intubating laryngeal mask (ILM) during… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Non-decussating retinal-fugal fibre syndrome. An inborn achiasmatic malformation associated with visuotopic misrouting, visual evoked potential ipsilateral asymmetry and nystagmus.
We report a newly identified syndrome in which nasal retinal fibres fail to decussate due to the inborn absence of an optic… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Experimental Study of Atlas Injuries I: Biomechanical Analysis of Their Mechanisms and Fracture Patterns
Understanding injury mechanisms is important for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of spinal injuries. Using 10 fresh… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Neck Motion: A Clinical Method
A clinical method is described for simultaneous recording of neck motion in three different planes using electrogoniometric… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Three Dimensional Movements Of The Upper Cervical Spine
Ten fresh cadaveric whole cervical spine specimens (occiput to C7) were studied using well established techniques to document the… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Down syndrome: sonographic sign for diagnosis in the second-trimester fetus.
In an expanded series of patients a sonographic sign was found to correlate well with the diagnosis of Down syndrome in second… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Relation Between Side of Plagiocephaly, Dislocation of Hip, Scoliosis, Bat Ears, and Sternomastoid Tumours
A relation is described between plagiocephaly and four structural lesions in children who have two or more of these five features… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Visually Evoked Potentials: Amplitude Changes with Age
Visually evoked potentials of 215 subjects, aged 1 month to 81 years, were studied. Amplitudes of waves in the first 250… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
STUDIES ON HEADACHE: Cranial Artery Vasoconstriction and Muscle Contraction Headache
IT HAS been established * that some headaches arise from sustained contraction of skeletal muscle about the face, scalp, and neck… 
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