Etiopathogenesis of craniosynostosis.

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Abstract

Craniosynostosis is both etiologically and pathogenetically heterogeneous. Known causes include monogenic and chromosomal disorders, fetal head constraint, teratogens (aminopterin, diphenylhydantoin, retinoic acid, valproic acid), metabolic diseases (hyperthyroidism, rickets, mucopolysaccharidoses, mucolipidoses), hematologic disorders (thalassemias, sickle cell anemia, congenital hemolytic icterus, polycythemia vera), and malformations (microcephaly, encephalocele, shunted hydrocephaly, holoprosencephaly).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)507-513
Number of pages7
JournalNeurosurgery Clinics of North America
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 1991

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Review

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