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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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- 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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OXYCEPHALY was see under CRANIOSYNOSTOSES 1963-78
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Craniosynostoses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003398. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003398
- Craniosynostoses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniosynostosis
- Craniosynostoses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378183