Craniosynostosis Definition

Craniosynostosis Sentence Examples

• Craniosynostosis is one of a diverse group of deformities in the head and facial bones called craniofacial anomalies.

• An infant or child with craniosynostosis has improperly fused or joined bones (sutures) in the skull.

• When children with craniosynostosis also show other body deformities, their condition is called syndromic craniosynostosis.

• Primary craniosynostosis occurs when one or more of an infant's sutures (where skull bones meet) fuse prematurely.

• Secondary craniosynostosis results when one or more of an infant's sutures fuse prematurely as a result of lack of proper brain growth.