Résumé
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).
Langue d'origine | English |
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Pages (de-à) | 507-513 |
Nombre de pages | 7 |
Journal | Neurosurgery Clinics of North America |
Volume | 2 |
Numéro de publication | 3 |
DOI | |
Statut de publication | Published - juill. 1991 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article
- Review