Hyperostosis frontalis interna

The hyperostosis frontalis interna is a common, benign thickening of the skull in the area of the frontal bone to go inside. The hyperostosis is found primarily in women during and after menopause and remains usually asymptomatic. It is most often discovered as an incidental finding on a radiograph or computed tomography of the skull.

The demarcation in the X-ray examination to other diseases such as Paget's disease or bone metastases succeed usually by the symmetrical distribution, the typical spread purely frontal and only inward, as the purely hyperostotic and non-destructive character easily.

A common occurrence with obesity, hirsutism, and headache is referred to as Morgagni 's syndrome, Stewart - Morel - Morgagni syndrome or Morgagni 's triad.