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Alternate Name(s): Premature closure of sutures ...... Craniosynostosis is a congenital defect (meaning it is present at birth). One or more sutures, the connections between skull bones, prematurely close during the first year of life, which causes an abnormally shaped skull.
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Craniosynostosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Craniosynostosis , is a medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant or child close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth. It can result in...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniosynostosis
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Pediatricians at Children ... Craniosynostosis is a condition in which the sutures close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth. Premature closure of the sutures may also cause the pressure inside of the head to increase and the skull or facial bones to change from a normal, symmetrical appearance.
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What is Craniosynostosis? ... Craniosynostosis is a birth defect of the brain characterized by the premature closure of one or more of the fibrous joints between the bones of the skull (called the cranial sutures) before brain growth is complete.
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Premature fusing of the sutures is called craniosynostosis, which restricts skull growth. The cause of this premature fusion is unknown. Simply put, synostosis is the union of two or more bones to form a single bone.
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www.pedisurg.com/PtEduc/Craniosynostosis.htm
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Overview: Craniosynostosis consists of premature fusion of 1 or more cranial sutures, often resulting in an abnormal head shape. It may result from a primary defect of ossification (primary craniosynostosis) or, more commonly, from a failure of ... ... Primary craniosynostosis1...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1175957-overview
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To find out more about craniosynostosis, Crouzon's Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome and other craniofacial skull deformities, click here. ... Crouzon and Apert syndromes are the most common of the craniosynostosis syndromes. Craniosynostosis refers to the early closing of one or more of the sutures of an infant's head.
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Endoscopic Strip Craniectomy is a newer, less invasive craniosynostosis procedure that lasts approximately one hour compared to the three to seven hours of surgery required with the traditional craniosynostosis operation. ... Craniosynostosis - A newer, less invasive treatment...
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