What Are the Common Types of Craniosynostosis?
Discussion
Usually when an infant is born the fontanelles and sutures remain open allowing the cranial bones the ability to move and undergo molding. This assists in delivery and molding from delivery usually resolves within hours to a few days.
Positional plagiocephaly (also called deformational plagiocephaly) usually occurs after birth (usually in the first few weeks) due to mechanical factors including positioning of the infant’s head such that little repositioning occurs (i.e. bottle feeding only on same side, placement in crib on same side, placement always on infant’s back with no prone placement, etc.)...
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Baby born with webbed fingers and toes will have life-changing surgery
Amaya John, five months, from Barry in Wales, has Apert syndrome. This has also left her with a protruding forehead and cleft lip. The five-month-old has to breathe via a machine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Parents shocked when daughter is born with protruding forehead and webbed fingers and toes
Sarah Ewing, six, from Indiana, was diagnosed at birth with Apert syndrome, a disorder that causes the bones to fuse together. She's already had seven surgeries but doctors say she could need up to 60. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Moment a 19-month-old girl with Apert syndrome sits up by herself
Gracie Heater, who has been an inpatient at Seattle Children's Hospital for 18 months, has Apert syndrome - a genetic disorder that causes a fusion of bones in the skull and spine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Heartwarming footage captures the moment a 19-month-old girl sits up by herself
Gracie Heater, who has been an inpatient at Seattle Children's Hospital for 18 months, has Apert syndrome - a genetic disorder that causes a fusion of bones in the skull and spine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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His Tooth is Funny Looking. What is It?
Discussion
Teeth are specialized anatomic parts of the human body that are developed between the ectoderm and ecomesenchyme in a complex process called odontogenesis. More than 300 genes have been identified that influence odontogenesis. Dental abnormalities can have significance for cosmesis, malocclusion, dental caries and periodontal diseases. It is not uncommon for more than 1 area to be affected. For example, Hutchinson teeth which are caused by congenital syphilis are smaller with wider spacing between the teeth within the arch, and also have a characteristic notching.
Learning Point
Some common dental problems that...
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Medical News Today: What is Apert syndrome?
Learn about Apert syndrome, a genetic condition that causes abnormal head, hand, and foot development. We look at symptoms, treatment, and outlook. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Parents of a boy with fused fingers sell their belongings
Aswanth, eight, from Palakurthi in the southern Indian state of Telangana, suffers from Apert syndrome, which makes the head grow abnormally large and is associated with intellectual disability. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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A Day to Remember That Every Child Deserves a Chance
Emina Cerimovic is a disability rights researcher at Human Rights Watch.By Emina ĆerimovićNEW YORK, Feb 27 2017 (IPS)The day I met Julija she was playing cheerfully with her baby sister on the floor inside their room in Kragujevac, a small town in southern Serbia. When she saw me – a stranger — on the doorstep, she smiled widely and stretched out her hands, offering a hug. As I held her, I could hear how difficult it was for her to breathe. I looked at her, she smiled and touched my face with her hands and only then did I see that Julija’s fingers were webbed.Julija was born with Apert Sy...
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Families with Apert syndrome find similarities, not differences
Madilynn and her father Rocky
For some families in the waiting room on the day of the Apert syndrome clinic, it’s a reunion. For others, it’s a revelation. Coming to Boston Children’s Hospital from as far away as China, some have never met another child with Apert syndrome. Before long, parents and kids of all ages and ethnicities are taking group selfies as the younger children run around and play.
“These kids have the brightest smiles, they’re very resilient,” says Tambra Milot, mother of 3-year-old Madilynn.
Each year, the clinic sees about 50 children with Apert syndrome, a rare genetic disorder in which th...
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The testicle timebomb warning: Older fathers 'are more likely to have mutant sperm...and children with genetic diseases'
As a man ages, the risk of conditions such as Apert syndrome, which affects skull and limb development, and dwarfism increases, Oxford University researchers found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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What Life Is Like With A Disfigured Face
(Photo: © Anthony Gerace) In a world obsessed with beauty, living with a facial disfigurement can be hard. Neil Steinberg explores the past and present to find out what it’s like to look different.“Take your ear off for me, please,” Rosie Seelaus says to Randy James, who is sitting on a black exam chair in a special room designed for viewing colors in the Craniofacial Center on the Near West Side of Chicago.He reaches up and detaches his right ear, which she created for him out of silicone seven years before. The ear is shabby, stained from skin oil and mottled by daily use. Viewed under various lights in the neu...
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He had a frame drilled into his head and his skull cracked open: Now, after more than 50 operations, brave Billy has a new face after battling rare illness
Seven-year-old Billy Mitchell, from Hertfordshire, was born with Apert syndrome, a rare condition that causes malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Trading my patient ID bracelet for an employee ID badge
Honoring Craniofacial Acceptance Month and one young man’s quest to give back
By Torrence Chrisman
Torrence Chrisman, 24, is a history major at the University of Massachusetts Boston. At birth, Torrence was diagnosed with Apert syndrome, a rare genetic birth disorder involving abnormal growth of the skull and the face, fingers and toes. Read about his medical journey as a Boston Children’s patient and his quest to return to the hospital.
I came to Boston after being born in Chicago, where I was diagnosed with the amazing Apert syndrome. It was because of the doctors and surgeons at Boston Children’s Hospital that I e...
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