PURPOSE: Neurocognitive studies in school-age children with craniosynostosis reveal lower scores compared to controls. Optimal age at surgery in craniosynostosis continues to be debated. In addition, individuals with craniosynostosis may undergo reoperation to improve residual skull irregularities. It is unknown whether reoperation affects neurocognitive outcome. This study examined impact of a...

C is characterized as the early closure of the calvarial sutures.1 The classification of skull malformations in craniosynostosis is based on the sutures involved.1 Craniosynostosis involves approximately one infant in 2000 live births. More than 150 different types of craniosynostosis have been described and most isolated cases of craniosynostosis have multifactorial or sporadic inheritance,2 a...

C raniosynostosis, the premature fusion of one or more sutures of the skull, is a common craniofacial anomaly, with an estimated incidence of 1/2000 to 1/3000 births. 2 Characteristic deformities of skull shape occur as a result of different patterns of sutural fusion, while compensatory skull expansion occurs at unaffected sutures to accommodate the growing brain. Premature fusion of the sagit...

Issues I. What is the role of imaging in the diagnosis of craniosynostosis? II. What is the cost and cost-effectiveness of imaging in children with suspected craniosynostosis? III. Is imaging required when the clinical diagnosis has clearly been made? IV. How often and what intracranial abnormalities are seen in craniosynostosis? V. What is the role of imaging in the prenatal diagnosis of crani...

Mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) 2 are responsible for several clinically distinct craniosynostosis syndromes in humans (Naski and Ornitz, 1998; Ornitz and Marie, 2002; Wilkie, 1997). These syndromes share a common feature; premature fusion of at least one of the cranial sutures. However, craniosynostosis syndromes also have distinct facial features and some have characteri...

Craniosynostosis has a varied clinical spectrum, ranging from isolated single suture involvement to multi-sutural fusions. Greater understanding of the pathogenesis of craniosynostosis has led to the development of practical treatment protocols. Three stages of growth have determined the approach to managing craniosynostosis : the early period, up to 12 months; the intermediate period, from 1 t...

The article is devoted to the surgical treatment of sagittal craniosynostosis in children. Among non-syndromic monosynostosis sagittal craniosynostosis (scaphocephaly) is the most common. Treatment of children with craniosynostosis should begin as soon as possible. Endoscopic method refers to minimally invasive technique in surgical correction of craniosynostosis. This article presents a featur...

Bone fusion has occurred repeatedly during skull evolution in all tetrapod lineages, leading to a reduction in the number of bones and an increase in their morphological complexity. The ontogeny of the human skull includes also bone fusions as part of its normal developmental process. However, several disruptions might cause premature closure of cranial sutures (craniosynostosis), reducing the ...

Background Surgical methods to treat craniosynostosis have evolved from a simple strip craniectomy to a diverse spectrum of partial or complete cranial vault remodeling with excellent results but often with high comorbidity. Therefore, minimal invasive craniosynostosis surgery has been explored in the last few decades. The main goal of minimal invasive craniosynostosis surgery is to reduce the ...