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Brachycephaly

Case contributed by Maxime St-Amant
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Abnormal head shape.

Patient Data

Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
ct

CT-scan shows bilateral coronal sutures synostosis. Lambdoid sutures aren't prematurely closed in this patient. However, the bi-parietal diameter to fronto-occipital diameter  ratio approaches the 95th centile, with a rounded head shaped. This is compatible with brachycephaly.

Case Discussion

Other types of craniostenosis:

  • scaphocephaly: sagittal craniostenosis
  • plagiocephaly: unilateral asymmetric or multiple craniostenosis
  • oxycephaly: lambdoid, sagittal & coronal craniostenoses
  • turricephaly (towering skull): bilambdoid or bicoronal craniostenosis
  • brachycephaly: bilambdoid or bicoronal craniostenosis
  • Kleeblattschädel (cloverleaf skull): bicoronal and bilambdoid craniostenosis

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