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Results 1 - 10 of 16 for Broad skull
  1. ... unusually small head size (microcephaly); a wide, short skull (brachycephaly); a short, broad neck; and facial features described as coarse. Some ...
  2. ... associated with this disorder include thickening of the skull bones, flattened bones of the spine (platyspondyly), broad ribs, and underdevelopment of the wing-shaped structures ...
  3. ... age. Many also have short, tapered fingers and broad thumbs; flat feet; knock knees; short shoulder blades (scapulae); and an abnormal curvature of the spine (scoliosis). Typical facial features include a wide, short skull (brachycephaly); a prominent forehead; wide-set eyes (hypertelorism); ...
  4. ... between the bones at the base of the skull (occipital synchondrosis) can be abnormally wide. In addition, affected individuals may have broad ribs, abnormal collarbones (clavicles), inward- and upward-turning ...
  5. ... inner corner of the eyes (epicanthal folds), a broad nasal bridge, downturned corners of the mouth, a thin upper lip, and a small lower jaw. Affected individuals often have a large head size (macrocephaly) and a skull abnormality called trigonocephaly, which gives the forehead a ...
  6. ... common facial features in this condition include a broad nasal bridge, a ... certain skull bones (craniosynostosis) in affected infants, an opening or ...
  7. ... following features: widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism); a broad nose; a ... of the front of the skull with skin covering the head where bone should ...
  8. ... syndrome have unusual facial features, such as a broad forehead, low-set ears ... skull bones (craniosynostosis), unusually loose (lax) joints, and loose ...
  9. ... the middle of the face (midface hypoplasia), a broad nasal bridge, low-set ... of the skull (craniosynostosis), which can contribute to an abnormal head ...
  10. ... from ear to ear. Other parts of the skull may be malformed as well. These changes can result in an abnormally shaped head, a high forehead, a low frontal hairline, droopy eyelids (ptosis), widely spaced eyes, and a broad nasal bridge. One side of the face may ...
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