Craniosynostosis is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures in a young infant's skull prematurely fuses by turning into bone, changing the growth pattern of the skull. Because the skull cannot expand perpendicular to the fused suture, it compensates by growing more in the direction parallel to the closed sutures, which can produce an abnormal head shape and abnormal facial features. When this compensation does not provide enough space for the growing brain, craniosynostosis can raise intracranial pressure and lead to visual impairment, sleeping impairment, eating difficulties, or impaired mental development.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Source Craniofacial surgery (Wikipedia)
Source Distraction osteogenesis (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Craniosynostosis
WikipediaLead section, body-system statement
Craniosynostosis is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures in a young infant's skull prematurely fuses by turning into bone (ossification), thereby changing the growth pattern of the skull.
Lead section, body-system statement (nervous)
Sometimes the resulting growth pattern provides the necessary space for the growing brain, but results in an abnormal head shape and abnormal facial features.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVIIQuote, List of chapters, Chapter XVII
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
3. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
WikipediaLead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
Genetic disorders are caused by errors in genetic information that produce diseases in the affected people.
Inherited/genetic diseases section
Genetic disorders are caused by errors in genetic information that produce diseases in the affected people.
View the Source Craniofacial surgery (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Craniofacial Surgery, Lead: treats CraniosynostosisQuote, Treated By: Craniofacial Surgery, Lead: treats Craniosynostosis
Defects typically treated by craniofacial surgeons include craniosynostosis (isolated and syndromic), rare craniofacial clefts, acute and chronic consequences of previous facial fractures, cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, Treacher Collins Syndrome, Apert's Syndrome, Crouzon's Syndrome, Craniofacial microsomia, microtia, and many other conditions.
Distraction osteogenesis (Wikipedia)
Treated By: Distraction Osteogenesis, Medical usesQuote, Treated By: Distraction Osteogenesis, Medical uses
It was originally used to treat problems like unequal leg length, but since the 1980s is most commonly used to treat issues like hemifacial microsomia, micrognathism (chin so small it causes health problems), craniofrontonasal dysplasias, craniosynostosis, as well as airway obstruction in babies caused by glossoptosis (tongue recessed too far back in the mouth) or
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