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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for craniosynostosis
  1. Craniosynostosis 
    Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which one or more sutures on a baby's head closes earlier ... The cause of craniosynostosis is not known. Genes may play a role, but there is usually no family history of the condition. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001590.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Craniosynostosis repair 
    Craniosynostosis repair is surgery to correct a problem that causes the bones of a child's skull to ... open, the baby's skull and brain can grow. Craniosynostosis is a condition that causes one or more ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007364.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Craniosynostosis repair - discharge 
    Craniosynostosis repair is surgery to correct a problem that causes the bones of a child's skull to ... Your child was diagnosed with craniosynostosis. This is a condition that causes one or more of your child's skull sutures (the junction of two skull bones) to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000067.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Metopic ridge 
    A birth defect called craniosynostosis is a common cause of metopic ridge. It can also be associated with other congenital skeletal defects.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003312.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Apert syndrome 
    ... to close too early. This condition is called craniosynostosis . ... of the skull, noted by ridging along sutures (craniosynostosis) Frequent ear infections Fusion or severe webbing of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001581.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Newborn head molding 
    ... are not related to molding. Related topics include: Craniosynostosis Macrocephaly (abnormally large head size) Microcephaly (abnormally small ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002270.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Head and face reconstruction 
    ... from conditions such as cleft lip or palate , craniosynostosis , Apert syndrome Deformities caused by surgery done to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002980.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Sutures - ridged 
    ... to overlap of bony plates after birth Congenital craniosynostosis Crouzon syndrome Apert syndrome Carpenter syndrome Pfeiffer syndrome
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003308.htm - Medical Encyclopedia