Diseases

Craniosynostoses

Premature closure of one or more CRANIAL SUTURES. It often results in plagiocephaly. Craniosynostoses that involve multiple sutures are sometimes associated with congenital syndromes such as ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; and CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS.

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Abstract

Premature closure of one or more CRANIAL SUTURES. It often results in plagiocephaly. Craniosynostoses that involve multiple sutures are sometimes associated with congenital syndromes such as ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; and CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS.

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47 entry terms
  • Craniostenosis
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Plagiocephaly, Craniosynostosis
  • Plagiocephaly, Synostotic
  • Craniostenoses
  • Craniosynostose
  • Craniosynostosis Plagiocephaly
  • Synostotic Plagiocephaly
  • Acrocephaly
  • Brachycephaly
  • Craniosynostosis, Lambdoidal
  • Craniosynostosis, Type 1
  • Lambdoid Synostosis
  • Metopic Synostosis
  • Oxycephaly
  • Sagittal Synostosis
  • Scaphocephaly
  • Synostotic Anterior Plagiocephaly
  • Synostotic Posterior Plagiocephaly
  • Trigonocephaly
  • Unilateral Coronal Synostosis
  • 1 Craniosynostoses, Type
  • 1 Craniosynostosis, Type
  • Anterior Plagiocephaly, Synostotic
  • Coronal Synostoses, Unilateral
  • Coronal Synostosis, Unilateral
  • Craniosynostoses, Lambdoidal
  • Craniosynostoses, Type 1
  • Lambdoid Synostoses
  • Lambdoidal Craniosynostoses
  • Lambdoidal Craniosynostosis
  • Metopic Synostoses
  • Plagiocephaly, Synostotic Anterior
  • Plagiocephaly, Synostotic Posterior
  • Posterior Plagiocephaly, Synostotic
  • Sagittal Synostoses
  • Synostoses, Lambdoid
  • Synostoses, Metopic
  • Synostoses, Sagittal
  • Synostoses, Unilateral Coronal
  • Synostosis, Lambdoid
  • Synostosis, Metopic
  • Synostosis, Sagittal
  • Synostosis, Unilateral Coronal
  • Type 1 Craniosynostoses
  • Type 1 Craniosynostosis
  • Unilateral Coronal Synostoses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

OXYCEPHALY was see under CRANIOSYNOSTOSES 1963-78

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WE 705

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Craniosynostoses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003398. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003398
  2. Craniosynostoses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniosynostosis
  3. Craniosynostoses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378183