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Abnormality of cranial sutures

MedGen UID:
868996
•Concept ID:
C4023412
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of the bregma sutures; Abnormality of the calvarium sutures; Abnormality of the cranial sutures; Abnormality of the skull suture
 
HPO: HP:0011329

Definition

Any anomaly of a cranial suture, that is one of the six membrane-covered openings in the incompletely ossified skull of the fetus or newborn infant. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The clinical manifestations, molecular mechanisms and treatment of craniosynostosis.
Stanton E, Urata M, Chen JF, Chai Y
Dis Model Mech 2022 Apr 1;15(4) Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1242/dmm.049390. PMID: 35451466Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Management of Suture-Related Concerns of the Infant Skull.
Hersh DS, Bookland MJ, Hughes CD
Pediatr Clin North Am 2021 Aug;68(4):727-742. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.04.002. PMID: 34247705
Craniosynostosis - Recognition, clinical characteristics, and treatment.
Kajdic N, Spazzapan P, Velnar T
Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2018 May 20;18(2):110-116. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2017.2083. PMID: 28623672Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The metopic suture: Natural history.
Vinchon M
Neurochirurgie 2019 Nov;65(5):239-245. Epub 2019 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2019.09.006. PMID: 31562880
Craniosynostosis and hypophosphatasia.
Di Rocco F, Baujat G, Cormier-Daire V, Rothenbuhler A, Linglart A
Arch Pediatr 2017 May;24(5S2):5S89-5S92. doi: 10.1016/S0929-693X(18)30022-8. PMID: 29405940
Positional Skull Deformities.
Linz C, Kunz F, Böhm H, Schweitzer T
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017 Aug 7;114(31-32):535-542. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0535. PMID: 28835328Free PMC Article
Craniosynostosis.
Governale LS
Pediatr Neurol 2015 Nov;53(5):394-401. Epub 2015 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.07.006. PMID: 26371995
Craniosynostosis.
Johnson D, Wilkie AO
Eur J Hum Genet 2011 Apr;19(4):369-76. Epub 2011 Jan 19 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.235. PMID: 21248745Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Craniosynostosis - Recognition, clinical characteristics, and treatment.
Kajdic N, Spazzapan P, Velnar T
Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2018 May 20;18(2):110-116. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2017.2083. PMID: 28623672Free PMC Article
Craniosynostosis.
Governale LS
Pediatr Neurol 2015 Nov;53(5):394-401. Epub 2015 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2015.07.006. PMID: 26371995
Craniofacial anomalies.
Nagy L, Demke JC
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2014 Nov;22(4):523-48. Epub 2014 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2014.08.002. PMID: 25444726
Craniofacial syndromes.
Buchanan EP, Xue AS, Hollier LH Jr
Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Jul;134(1):128e-153e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000308. PMID: 25028828
Craniosynostosis.
Johnson D, Wilkie AO
Eur J Hum Genet 2011 Apr;19(4):369-76. Epub 2011 Jan 19 doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.235. PMID: 21248745Free PMC Article

Therapy

Craniosynostosis: A Reversible Pathology?
Säljö K, Maltese G, Tarnow P, Kölby L
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Sep;30(6):1628-1630. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005515. PMID: 31022145
Syndromic Craniosynostosis.
Sawh-Martinez R, Steinbacher DM
Clin Plast Surg 2019 Apr;46(2):141-155. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.11.009. PMID: 30851747
Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.
Dempsey RF, Monson LA, Maricevich RS, Truong TA, Olarunnipa S, Lam SK, Dauser RC, Hollier LH Jr, Buchanan EP
Clin Plast Surg 2019 Apr;46(2):123-139. Epub 2019 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.11.001. PMID: 30851746
Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
Current treatment of craniosynostosis and future therapeutic directions.
Wan DC, Kwan MD, Lorenz HP, Longaker MT
Front Oral Biol 2008;12:209-230. doi: 10.1159/000115043. PMID: 18391503

Prognosis

Subarachnomegaly-venous congestion of infancy.
Sainz LV, Schuhmann MU
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Nov;37(11):3455-3463. Epub 2021 Oct 23 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05328-z. PMID: 34687332Free PMC Article
Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.
Dempsey RF, Monson LA, Maricevich RS, Truong TA, Olarunnipa S, Lam SK, Dauser RC, Hollier LH Jr, Buchanan EP
Clin Plast Surg 2019 Apr;46(2):123-139. Epub 2019 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.11.001. PMID: 30851746
A Genetic-Pathophysiological Framework for Craniosynostosis.
Twigg SR, Wilkie AO
Am J Hum Genet 2015 Sep 3;97(3):359-77. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.07.006. PMID: 26340332Free PMC Article
Carpenter syndrome.
Hidestrand P, Vasconez H, Cottrill C
J Craniofac Surg 2009 Jan;20(1):254-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318184357a. PMID: 19165041
Trigonocephaly.
Zanini SA, Paglioli Neto E, Viterbo F, da Costa AR, Tershakowec M
J Craniofac Surg 1992 Sep;3(2):85-9. doi: 10.1097/00001665-199209000-00007. PMID: 1290788

Clinical prediction guides

Cranial sutures.
Ganz JC
Prog Brain Res 2024;285:127-136. Epub 2024 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2024.02.019. PMID: 38705712
Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Craniosynostosis.
Yapijakis C, Pachis N, Sotiriadou T, Vaila C, Michopoulou V, Vassiliou S
In Vivo 2023 Jan-Feb;37(1):36-46. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13052. PMID: 36593018Free PMC Article
Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.
Dempsey RF, Monson LA, Maricevich RS, Truong TA, Olarunnipa S, Lam SK, Dauser RC, Hollier LH Jr, Buchanan EP
Clin Plast Surg 2019 Apr;46(2):123-139. Epub 2019 Jan 30 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.11.001. PMID: 30851746
Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
A Genetic-Pathophysiological Framework for Craniosynostosis.
Twigg SR, Wilkie AO
Am J Hum Genet 2015 Sep 3;97(3):359-77. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2015.07.006. PMID: 26340332Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Management of Lambdoid Craniosynostosis: A Comprehensive and Systematic Review.
Reardon T, Fiani B, Kosarchuk J, Parisi A, Shlobin NA
Pediatr Neurosurg 2022;57(1):1-16. Epub 2021 Dec 3 doi: 10.1159/000519175. PMID: 34864743
Postnatal diagnosis of single-suture craniosynostosis with cranial ultrasound: a systematic review.
Whittall I, Lambert WA, Moote DJ, Bookland MJ, Martin JE, Hughes CD, Hersh DS
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Dec;37(12):3705-3714. Epub 2021 Oct 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05301-w. PMID: 34611761
Sutures ultrasound: useful diagnostic screening for posterior plagiocephaly.
Marino S, Ruggieri M, Marino L, Falsaperla R
Childs Nerv Syst 2021 Dec;37(12):3715-3720. Epub 2021 Aug 28 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05324-3. PMID: 34453581Free PMC Article
The State of Technology in Craniosynostosis.
Safran T, Viezel-Mathieu A, Beland B, Azzi AJ, Galli R, Gilardino M
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Jun;29(4):904-907. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004399. PMID: 29498975
Determining the fate of cranial sutures after surgical correction of non-syndromic craniosynostosis.
Kim SY, Shin HJ, Lim SY
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2017 Nov;45(11):1801-1808. Epub 2017 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.08.009. PMID: 28939204

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