Craniosynostosis - Recognition, clinical characteristics

What is the meaning of ICP?

• cephalic index

• intracranial pressure

• intercellular position

What is Craniosynostosis?

• is an abnormally high body temperature — or overheating.

• is the appearance of widely spaced eyes

• is a developmental anomaly which

  occurs as a consequence of abnormal and non-physiologi-

  cal sutural fusion.

• is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure due to any cause.

Match the following images of skull's deformities with the corresponding suture fusion

• Bicoronal

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• Unilateral

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• Metopic

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• Lambdoid

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• Sagittal

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Which imaging method is considered the most complete and accurate for diagnosing craniosynostosis?

• Ultrasound (US) examination

• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• Computed tomography (CT) with 3D reconstruction

• Plain radiography

What is the typical characteristic of scaphocephaly?

• Narrow and pointed forehead

• High supraorbital margins

• Shortened head in the anterior-posterior direction

• Elongated head in the lateral direction

What is the primary aim of the surgical treatment of craniosynostoses?

• is to correct the nasal septum deviation

• is to enable the normal brain develop-

  ment and to achieve an acceptable cosmetic effect.

• is to prevent learning difficulties

• is to reduce the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome