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AAP Grand Rounds 12:21-22 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

PLASTIC SURGERY

Be Alert for Increased ICP in Progressive Postnatal Craniosynostosis

Source: Connolly JP, Gruss J, Seto ML, et al. Progressive postnatal craniosynostosis and increased intracranial pressure. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004;113:1313–1323.[Medline]

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Investigators at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Wash, performed a retrospective chart review of patients with craniosynostosis who were examined between 1991 and 2000. Of 503 children with craniosynostosis treated during the 10-year study period, 27 had multiple suture craniosynostosis and manifestations of increased intracranial pressure. These 27 patients comprised the study subjects and were divided into 2 groups for purposes of analysis. Fifteen children with normal sutures and/or head shape at birth . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Fernando D. Burstein, MD, FAAP, FACS
Pediatric Plastic Surgery and Craniofacial Surgery, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA