Turricephaly

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Turricephaly
Other namesOxycephaly, [1] Acrocephaly, Hypsicephaly, [1] Oxycephalia, [1] Steeple head, [1] Tower head, [1] Tower skull, High-head syndrome, Turmschädel [2]
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Specialty Dysmorphology
Symptoms reduced head length and width for age

Turricephaly is a type of cephalic disorder where the head appears tall with a small length and width. [3] [4] It is due to premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, like the lambdoid, [5] or it may be used to describe the premature fusion of all sutures. [2] It should be differentiated from Crouzon syndrome. Oxycephaly (or acrocephaly) is a form of turricephaly where the head is cone-shaped, and is the most severe of the craniosynostoses. [4]

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Common associations

It may be associated with: [6]

Conditions with turricephaly

Conditions with turricephaly include: [7] [8]

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References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mosby's Medical Dictionary (8th ed.). Elsevier. 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
    2. 1 2 Bodian, Martin (May 6, 1950). "Oxycephaly". Journal of the American Medical Association. 143 (1): 15–8. doi:10.1001/jama.1950.02910360017006. PMID   15415226.
    3. "Turricephaly". Elements of Morphology. National Human Genome Research Institute. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
    4. 1 2 Allanson, Judith E.; Cunniff, Christopher; Hoyme, H. Eugene; McGaughran, Julie; Muenke, Max; Neri, Giovanni (January 2009). "Elements of morphology: standard terminology for the head and face". American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. 149A (1): 6–28. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.32612. ISSN   1552-4833. PMC   2778021 . PMID   19125436.
    5. "oxycephaly". TheFreeDictionary. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
    6. Weerakkody, Yuranga; Goel, Ayush. "Oxycephaly". Radiopaedia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
    7. "Turricephaly (Concept Id: C5399823)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
    8. "Oxycephaly (Concept Id: C4551646)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
    9. "Mosaic trisomy 12 (Concept Id: CN073989)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-14.[ dead link ]

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