Craniostenosis Craniostenosis

Craniostenosis - Definition and Overview

Craniostenoses are a group of cephalic disorders in which the plates of the cranium in children fuse prematurely, resulting in deformities of the skull. In patients, these conditions are usually present at (or even before) birth.

Craniostenoses are categorised according to the suture than fuses prematurely (in the cranium, the plates are initially joined by fibrous sutures).

  • Oxycephaly
  • Plagiocephaly
  • Brachycephaly
  • Scaphocephaly
  • Trigonocephaly
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