craniosynostoses/hypoxia

BACKGROUND Difficult intubation occurred during anaesthesia for removal of maxillary distraction devices in five of seven children with syndromal craniosynostoses (four with Apert, two with Pfeiffer and one with Crouzon syndrome). METHODS Intubation was assessed in terms of laryngeal view and an

Abnormalities of cranial size and configuration include macrocephaly, microcephaly and dysmorphic skull. Hydrocephalus, mega-encephalus, abnormal growth of skull bones and chronic subdural and epidural collections are among the most important causes of macrocephaly. Primary microcephaly may be due

The lateral distribution of external birth defects has not been reported in a comprehensive way, and patterns in this distribution have not been examined. This study presents the lateral distribution of 6,390 unilateral defects from among 102 defect categories in data collected by the Metropolitan

Purpose: To evaluate neurological development of completely healthy children with anterior fontanelle premature closure via Denver Developmental Screening Test II and to compare the results with control group.