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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Cloverleaf skull
  1. Guide to Understanding Pfeiffer Syndrome (Children's Craniofacial Association) - PDF  
    Craniofacial Abnormalities/Specifics ... Craniofacial Abnormalities ... Children's Craniofacial Association ... PDF
  2. ... a moderate to severe skull abnormality called a cloverleaf skull.The term thanatophoric is Greek for "death bearing." ...
  3. ... skull bones results in a deformity called a cloverleaf skull. Craniosynostosis can cause differences between the two sides ...
  4. ... syndrome. These similar syndromes include: Carpenter syndrome (kleeblattschadel, cloverleaf skull deformity) Crouzon disease (craniofacial dysostosis) Pfeiffer syndrome Saethre- ...
  5. ... unable to grow normally, which leads to a cloverleaf-shaped skull, wide-set and bulging eyes, ear abnormalities, and ...
  6. ... is pointed at the top (turribrachycephaly), or a cloverleaf-shaped skull (Kleeblattschaedel deformity). Most affected people have vision problems, ...
  7. ... from type 3 by the presence of a cloverleaf-shaped head, which is caused by more extensive fusion of bones in the skull. Pfeiffer syndrome affects about 1 in 100,000 ...
  8. ... In people with osteoglophonic dysplasia, bones in the skull often fuse together too early (craniosynostosis). The craniosynostosis seen in people with this disorder may give the head a flat appearance or a "cloverleaf" shape, depending on which bones fuse first. Characteristic ...