Oxycephaly

Oxycephaly
Classification and external resources
Specialty medical genetics
ICD-10 Q75.0
ICD-9-CM 756.0

Oxycephaly, also known as turricephaly,[1] acrocephaly,[1] hypsicephaly,[1] oxycephalia,[1] steeple head,[1] tower head,[1] tower skull, high-head syndrome and Turmschädel,[2] is a type of cephalic disorder where the top of the skull is pointed or conical due to premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, like the lambdoid,[3] or it may be used to describe the premature fusion of all sutures.[2] It should be differentiated from Crouzon syndrome. Oxycephaly is the most severe of the craniosynostoses.

Common associations

It may be associated with:[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. "oxycephaly". TheFreeDictionary. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. Weerakkody, Yuranga; Goel, Ayush. "Oxycephaly". Radiopaedia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

External links

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