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Unilambdoid synostosis

MedGen UID:
866808
•Concept ID:
C4021162
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis; Unilateral lambdoid suture synostosis
 
HPO: HP:0011320

Definition

Premature synostosis of only one lambdoid suture. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Neurodevelopmental disorder with structural brain anomalies and dysmorphic facies
MedGen UID:
1684725
•Concept ID:
C5231416
•
Disease or Syndrome
See: Condition Record
Neurodevelopmental disorder with structural brain anomalies and dysmorphic facies

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The differential diagnosis of abnormal head shapes: separating craniosynostosis from positional deformities and normal variants.
Huang MH, Mouradian WE, Cohen SR, Gruss JS
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1998 May;35(3):204-11. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1998_035_0204_tddoah_2.3.co_2. PMID: 9603553
The differential diagnosis of posterior plagiocephaly: true lambdoid synostosis versus positional molding.
Huang MH, Gruss JS, Clarren SK, Mouradian WE, Cunningham ML, Roberts TS, Loeser JD, Cornell CJ
Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Oct;98(5):765-74; discussion 775-6. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199610000-00001. PMID: 8823012
Plagiocephaly: differential diagnosis based on endocranial morphology.
Lo LJ, Marsh JL, Pilgram TK, Vannier MW
Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Feb;97(2):282-91. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199602000-00003. PMID: 8559810

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endoscopic Spring-Mediated Distraction for Unilambdoid Craniosynostosis.
Mittermiller PA, Rochlin DH, Menard RM
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Oct;31(7):2097-2100. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006988. PMID: 32804827
Occipital plagiocephaly.
David DJ, Menard RM
Br J Plast Surg 2000 Jul;53(5):367-77. doi: 10.1054/bjps.2000.3329. PMID: 10876272
The differential diagnosis of abnormal head shapes: separating craniosynostosis from positional deformities and normal variants.
Huang MH, Mouradian WE, Cohen SR, Gruss JS
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1998 May;35(3):204-11. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1998_035_0204_tddoah_2.3.co_2. PMID: 9603553
The differential diagnosis of posterior plagiocephaly: true lambdoid synostosis versus positional molding.
Huang MH, Gruss JS, Clarren SK, Mouradian WE, Cunningham ML, Roberts TS, Loeser JD, Cornell CJ
Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Oct;98(5):765-74; discussion 775-6. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199610000-00001. PMID: 8823012
Plagiocephaly: differential diagnosis based on endocranial morphology.
Lo LJ, Marsh JL, Pilgram TK, Vannier MW
Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Feb;97(2):282-91. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199602000-00003. PMID: 8559810

Diagnosis

Occipital plagiocephaly.
David DJ, Menard RM
Br J Plast Surg 2000 Jul;53(5):367-77. doi: 10.1054/bjps.2000.3329. PMID: 10876272
The differential diagnosis of abnormal head shapes: separating craniosynostosis from positional deformities and normal variants.
Huang MH, Mouradian WE, Cohen SR, Gruss JS
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1998 May;35(3):204-11. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1998_035_0204_tddoah_2.3.co_2. PMID: 9603553
The differential diagnosis of posterior plagiocephaly: true lambdoid synostosis versus positional molding.
Huang MH, Gruss JS, Clarren SK, Mouradian WE, Cunningham ML, Roberts TS, Loeser JD, Cornell CJ
Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Oct;98(5):765-74; discussion 775-6. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199610000-00001. PMID: 8823012
Plagiocephaly: differential diagnosis based on endocranial morphology.
Lo LJ, Marsh JL, Pilgram TK, Vannier MW
Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Feb;97(2):282-91. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199602000-00003. PMID: 8559810
Treatment of functional lambdoid synostosis.
McComb JG
Neurosurg Clin N Am 1991 Jul;2(3):665-72. PMID: 1821312

Clinical prediction guides

Plagiocephaly: differential diagnosis based on endocranial morphology.
Lo LJ, Marsh JL, Pilgram TK, Vannier MW
Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Feb;97(2):282-91. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199602000-00003. PMID: 8559810

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