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Bookmark or Share- Craniosynostosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicCraniosynostosis (kray-nee-o-sin-os-TOE-sis) is a disorder present at birth in which one or more of the fibrous joints between the bones of your baby's skull (cranial sutures) close prematurely (fuse), before your baby's brain is fully formed.
- Craniosynostosis - Johns Hopkins MedicineCraniosynostosis is a condition in which the sutures close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth. Premature closure of the sutures may also cause pressure inside the head to increase and the skull or facial bones to change from a normal, symmetrical appearance.
- Craniosynostosis - WikipediaCraniosynostosis is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures in a young infant's skull prematurely fuses by turning into bone (ossification), [2] thereby changing the growth pattern of the skull. [3]
- Craniosynostosis | Birth Defects | CDCCraniosynostosis (crane-eo-sin-ost-O-sis) is a birth defect in which the bones in a baby’s skull join too early. This happens before the brain forms fully and can slow the baby's brain growth. Researchers estimate that about 1 in every 2,500 babies has craniosynostosis in the United States.
- Craniosynostosis - StatPearls - NCBI BookshelfCraniosynostosis is the result of the early fusion of cranial sutures. These sutures exist to facilitate the passage of the baby through the birth canal and later on allow the expansion and growth of the brain.
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