Cisneros-Gimeno A I, García-Barrios A, Baena-Pinilla S, Obón-Nogués J, Gómez-Miranda R, Whyte-Orozco J, Botella-López M
Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zaragoza, C/ Domingo Miral, s/n, Zaragoza, 50009, Spain.
Antecessor B51_23D (Government of Aragon), Barcelona, Spain.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 May 20. doi: 10.1007/s00405-025-09445-2.
Although the superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome was described at the end of the 20th century, we want to check if it is a pathology that has existed since ancient times, through the anthropological study of bone remains.
We have carried out an anthropological and radiological study (CT scan) of 8 skulls found in caves, as secondary burials of the Arbolí type epicampaniform culture (1800 - 1700 BC) on the Iberian Peninsula.
The 8 skulls (16 temporal bones) show a grade 4 degree of pneumatisation or hyperpneumatization. One of these skulls, belonging to a male subject of around 25-30 years of age, shows a double dehiscence (superior semicircular canal and tegmen tympani) on the right side, and a possible congenital muscular torticollis on the same side.
Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome already existed in an inhabitant from 1800 - 1700 BC (Iberian Peninsula). This is the first case in which the association of both dehiscences (superior semicircular canal and tegmen tympani) has been demonstrated.
尽管上半规管裂综合征在20世纪末才被描述，但我们想通过对骨骼遗骸的人类学研究，来检验它是否是一种自古就存在的病理现象。
我们对在伊比利亚半岛洞穴中发现的8具头骨进行了人类学和放射学研究（CT扫描），这些头骨是阿尔博利型钟形文化（公元前1800 - 1700年）的二次埋葬。
这8具头骨（16块颞骨）显示出4级气化或过度气化程度。其中一具头骨属于一名年龄在25至30岁左右的男性，右侧显示有双重裂隙（上半规管和鼓室盖），且同侧可能存在先天性肌性斜颈。
上半规管裂综合征在公元前1800 - 1700年的一名居民（伊比利亚半岛）中就已存在。这是首次证实同时存在两种裂隙（上半规管和鼓室盖）的病例。
