Craniosynostoses - Complications
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Perioperative management of a child with von Willebrand disease undergoing surgical repair of craniosynostosis: looking at unusual targets.

30 Aug 2009 We report the successful management of a craniosynostosis repair in a child with severe Type I von Willebrand disease diagnosed during the preoperative assessment and treated by coagulation factor VIII and ristocetin cofactor. Collaboration among ... Read more...

Alobar holoprosencephaly associated with cebocephaly and craniosynostosis.

30 May 2009 Cebocephaly is a very rare congenital midline facial anomaly characterized by a blind-ended single nostril and ocular hypotelorism, and is usually combined with alobar holoprosencephaly. We report here a case of alobar holoprosencephaly with ... Read more...

Reoperation for intracranial hypertension in TWIST1-confirmed Saethre-Chotzen syndrome: a 15-year review.

30 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Saethre-Chotzen syndrome is a syndromic craniosynostosis defined by a genetic mutation affecting the TWIST1 gene on chromosome 7p21. It is typically associated with unicoronal or bicoronal synostosis, eyelid ptosis, dysmorphic external ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Craniosynostoses - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perioperative management of a child with von Willebrand disease undergoing surgical repair of craniosynostosis: looking at unusual targets. 30 Aug 2009
• Intraoperative hyponatremia: is it related to surgical procedure or fluid maintenance? 29 Jun 2009
• Alobar holoprosencephaly associated with cebocephaly and craniosynostosis. 30 May 2009
• Discussion. Reoperation for intracranial hypertension in TWIST1-confirmed Saethre-Chotzen syndrome: a 15-year review. 30 May 2009
• Reoperation for intracranial hypertension in TWIST1-confirmed Saethre-Chotzen syndrome: a 15-year review. 30 May 2009
• Zygomaticotemporal suture synostosis causes progressive facial deformity and asymmetry. 30 Mar 2009
• Comparison of periodontal parameters in individuals with syndromic craniosynostosis. 30 Dec 2008
• New technique for reconstructing the affected cranium and orbital rim in unicoronal craniosynostosis. 30 Dec 2008
• Is there a relationship between the severity of metopic synostosis and speech and language impairments? 30 Dec 2008
• [Multidisciplinary treatment for severe syndromic craniosynostosis] 30 Dec 2008
• Symptom outcomes following cranial vault expansion for craniosynostosis in children older than 2 years. 30 Dec 2008
• Unilateral craniosynostosis of the frontosphenoidal suture: a case report and a review of literature. 26 Nov 2008
• Sagittal craniosynostosis combined with ossified cephalhematoma--a tricky and demanding puzzle. 21 Oct 2008
• Ossified pseudomeningocele following Chiari decompression surgery in a patient with Kleeblattschädel deformity. 30 Aug 2008
• Induced premaxillary suture fusion: class III malocclusion model. 30 Aug 2008
• Amblyogenic anisometropia in the contralateral eye in unicoronal craniosynostosis. 3 Jun 2008
• Longitudinal assessment of visual development in non-syndromic craniosynostosis: a 1-year pre- and post-surgical study. 5 May 2008
• The role of the nasopharyngeal airway for obstructive sleep apnea in syndromic craniosynostosis. 29 Apr 2008
• Prenatal sonographic imaging of Goldenhar syndrome associated with cystic eye. 30 Mar 2008
• Craniosynostosis and rickets. 30 Mar 2008

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Technical information about 'Craniosynostoses'

Definition: Premature closure of one or more sutures of the skull.

Descriptor UI: D003398

Alternative terms: Craniosynostoses; Craniosynostosis; Acrocephaly; Oxycephaly;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.116.099.370.894.232; C05.660.207.240; C05.660.906.364; C16.131.621.207.240; C16.131.621.906.364;

Online Note: use CRANIOSYNOSTOSES to search OXYCEPHALY 1966-78

History Note: OXYCEPHALY was see under CRANIOSYNOSTOSES 1963-78

Technical Notes: do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES