Re: Premature closure of sagittal suture after some years

From: Franky (frankyziggers_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: 29 Jul 2004 00:16:14 -0700

Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<b39gg05klj9j2e0t4uup5f6eha9blg9eua@4ax.com>...
> Some lesser degree of deformity. If brain growth were not significantly
> impeded there would be no neurological deficits.

Could you describe what kind of deformity? Is it so that when
craniosynostosis isn't an issue, every skull would almost look the
same? Of are there a lot of variations that are simply caused by
heredity and genetics and have got nothing to do with
craniosynostosis?

> Must be a pretty exhaustive exam!

Why? If it where craniosynostosis a doctor would be able to easely
detect some deformities. By either seeing the deformities or feeling
it. Maybe they can't be sure, but at least they would be able to
suspect something. Or are you saying that when it happens later in
childhood, the effects aren't that easely noticable?

> How would they discover the premature closure before symptoms appear?
> It's not always easy to tell whether fusion has occurred or not.

The symptoms don't appear instantly of course, but some time later
after the skull has grown some more. At least they then would detect
some deformity and could send the child to experts. I mean, how else
is craniosynostosis diagnosed? It's not that a child or even its
parents would be able to draw the conclusions or even notice some
deviation.
 
> Given the degree of deformity that can result from craniosynostosis,
> it's certainly common enough in that case. Even if it's nothing more
> than appearance, the appearance can be dramatic enough to ruin someone's
> life if it's not fixed.

I agree, but then one must go to his doctor to explain the situation.
In other words: is it possible that one suffered from craniosynostosis
and developed some minor deformities without it being noticed by
others at all?
 
> The deformities are often dramatically obvious if fusion occurs early.
> If it doesn't and they aren't, I don't know that they'd be more obvious
> after hair loss.

Well I guess a bald head exposes more of the skull's shape than a head
full of hair. Hair that is styles and has some volume.

> The implication is that it's not much of an issue. Either it's not very
> common, or its effects are minor, or both.

Well I guess that the premature closure later in childhood is much
rarer than premature closure at birth. But still, when it happens some
deformities would develop; not mentally, but physically. Even the
slightest deformity could a cosmetic deformity, or couldn't it?

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