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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Craniosynostosis 2
  1. Craniosynostosis repair - discharge 
    Your child was diagnosed with craniosynostosis. This is a condition ... of your child's head to be different than normal. Sometimes, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000067.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Metopic ridge 
    ... nlm.nih.gov/37264505/ . Shakir S, Taylor JA. Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis. In: Losee JE, Hopper RA, eds. Plastic Surgery: Volume 3: Craniofacial, Head and Neck Surgery and Pediatric Plastic Surgery . 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 25.2.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003312.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Craniosynostosis 
    ... close ("fuse") by the time the child is 2 or 3 years old. Early closing of a suture causes the baby to have an abnormally shaped head. This may limit brain growth.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001590.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. 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
  5. Apert syndrome 
    ... history. Apert syndrome is caused by one of two changes to the FGFR2 gene. This gene change causes some of the bony sutures of the skull to close too early. This condition is called craniosynostosis .
    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 ... You may spend the first 2 days after surgery in the intensive care unit. If you do not have a complication, you will be able to leave ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002980.htm - Medical Encyclopedia