Hypertelorism - Etiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Oriental surgical protocol in orbital hypertelorism.

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: To summarize and analyze the diagnosis, treatment protocol, and therapeutic effect of orbital hypertelorism in the past 30 years in our center. METHODS: This retrospective study reviews the records of 128 patients from 1978 to 2008. Both ... Read more...

Craniometaphyseal dysplasia: a case report.

29 Apr 2009 Craniometaphyseal dysplasia (CMD) is a rare genetically transmitted bone dysplasia characterized by alterations in the development of the craniofacial bones with abnormal remodeling of the metaphyses. Sclerosis of the skull bones can lead to cranial ... Read more...

Apert's syndrome: ophthalmic importance and clinical findings.

30 Dec 2008 Apert's syndrome is a rare form of craniosynostosis that exhibits with many ocular manifestations. We present two cases of Apert's syndrome. Our first case is a 10-year-old girl admitted with exotropia, V pattern and proptosis on examination. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hypertelorism - Etiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Oriental surgical protocol in orbital hypertelorism. 29 Apr 2009
• Craniometaphyseal dysplasia: a case report. 29 Apr 2009
• Apert's syndrome: ophthalmic importance and clinical findings. 30 Dec 2008
• Craniofacial morphology in children with operated complete unilateral cleft lip and palate. 30 Aug 2008
• The Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome. 22 Apr 2008
• Posttraumatic enophthalmos: etiology, principles of reconstruction, and correction. 28 Feb 2008
• Mucocele of the paranasal sinuses as a cause of acquired orbital hypertelorism: the second case. 30 May 2007
• What is the incidence of hypertelorism in Filipino frontonasal encephalocele patients? 27 Feb 2007
• [Establishment of rabbit orbital hypertelorism model and evaluation of effects of surgical correction] 29 Sep 2006
• [Endocrine hypertension: progress in its diagnosis and treatment] 8 Apr 2006
• Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome in a family. 27 Feb 2006
• Craniometaphyseal dysplasia. 29 Jun 2005
• Ameloblastic fibroma of the maxillary sinus. 30 Oct 2004
• Cricoid chondrosarcoma presenting as arytenoid hypertelorism. 30 Aug 2004
• Frontoethmoidal encephaloceles: reconstruction and refinements. 30 Dec 2000
• Case of the month. Eyes wide apart! 30 Dec 2000
• Outer orbital distance, inner canthal distance and interpupillary distance, proptosis in children with homozygous sickle cell disease. 30 Dec 1999
• A female patient with frontonasal dysplasia sequence and frontonasal encephalocele. 29 Sep 1999
• A microdeletion syndrome due to a 3-Mb deletion on 19q13.2--Diamond-Blackfan anemia associated with macrocephaly, hypotonia, and psychomotor retardation. 30 May 1999
• Further evidence from two families that craniofrontonasal dysplasia maps to Xp22. 30 May 1999

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Technical information about 'Hypertelorism'

Definition: Abnormal increase in the interorbital distance due to overdevelopment of the lesser wings of the sphenoid.

Descriptor UI: D006972

Alternative terms: Hypertelorism; Hypertelorisms;

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: C05.116.099.370.231.480; C05.660.207.231.480; C16.131.621.207.231.480;

Online Note: search CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS 1966-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL 1985-90; was see under CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS 1963-84

Technical Notes: a form of craniofacial dysostosis; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES