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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Premature closure of fontanelles
  1. Craniosynostosis 
    Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which one or more sutures on a baby's head closes earlier than usual. The skull of an infant ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001590.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Fontanelles - enlarged 
    ... during an infant's first year. Slow or incomplete closure of the skull bones is most often the cause of a wide fontanelle.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003311.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Sutures - ridged 
    ... this happens, growth along that suture line stops. Premature closure generally leads to an unusually shaped skull. Premature ... Home care depends on the condition causing the premature closure of sutures.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003308.htm - Medical Encyclopedia