What is cloverleaf skull?

Cloverleaf skull syndrome is an abnormal configuration of the calvaria classified as craniosynostosis
craniosynostosis
Craniosynostosis is a developmental craniofacial anomaly, resulting in impairment of brain development and abnormally shaped skull. The main cause of craniosynostosis is premature closure of one or more cranial sutures.
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, consisting of premature ossification of cranial sutures
. It is a deformity characterized by a remarkable enlargement of the head, with a trilobed configuration of the frontal view, resembling a threeleaved clover(1).
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What does cloverleaf skull mean?

Cloverleaf deformity is an extremely rare skull deformity that happens when several joints (sutures) between a baby's skull bones begin to fuse too early. Also known as Kleeblattschädel syndrome, the cloverleaf deformity causes bulging at the front and sides of the skull, resembling a cloverleaf shape.
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Is Cloverleaf syndrome fatal?

Type 2: cloverleaf-shaped skull, severe proptosis, finger and toe deformities, elbow ankylosis, neurologic complications with delay in development, and various visceral anomalies; has a poor prognosis, with death by 2 years.
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What is Pfeiffer syndrome type 2?

Pfeiffer syndrome type II is characterized by a more severe form of craniosynostosis (Cloverleaf skull), with more severe hand and foot anomalies and additional malformations of the limbs.
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What is Piper syndrome?

1. A non-specific, often intractable orofacial pain, due to excessive sympathetic nervous system dysregulation, which can induce a chronic vasoconstriction of orofacial tissues.
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What is Ackerman syndrome?

Ackerman syndrome or interstitial granulomatous dermatitis is a familial syndrome of fused molar roots with a single canal (taurodontism), hypotrichosis, full upper lip without a cupid's bow, thickened and wide philtrum, and occasional juvenile glaucoma.
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What is the life expectancy of a child with Pfeiffer syndrome?

People with type 1 Pfeiffer syndrome can have normal lifespans, provided they do not suffer from disease complications and undergo successful treatment.
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Do babies survive Pfeiffer syndrome?

Pfeiffer syndrome is extremely rare. Only about 1 in every 100,000 children are born with it. Pfeiffer syndrome is often treated successfully.
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Does Pfeiffer syndrome affect intelligence?

People with Type I Pfeiffer syndrome typically have normal intelligence. Types II and III of Pfeiffer syndrome are more severe. People with types II and III of Pfeiffer syndrome usually have problems with brain development. This can cause limitations of brain growth and developmental delays.
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What is craniosynostosis?

Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which the bones in a baby's skull join together too early. This happens before the baby's brain is fully formed. As the baby's brain grows, the skull can become more misshapen.
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What does sagittal Synostosis mean?

Sagittal synostosis (scaphocephaly) is the premature closure of the sagittal suture of the skull that causes abnormal growth of the skull resulting in a long and narrow head shape with fullness (bossing) of the forehead.
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What is Metopic suture?

The metopic suture (also known as the frontal, interfrontal, or median frontal suture) is a vertical fibrous joint that divides the two halves of the frontal bone and is present in a newborn.
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What does a child with Pfeiffer syndrome look like?

Pfeiffer syndrome characteristics

Note characteristic features of wide but short appearance of skull and tall appearance of forehead. The flat and low nasal bridge is also a characteristic of Pfeiffer syndrome. 3-year-old with Pfieffer syndrome with retruded midface (from middle of eyes to upper jaw) and small nose.
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Is Pfeiffer syndrome curable?

There is no cure for Pfeiffer syndrome. Treatment will depend on the child's symptoms. Surgery is the main treatment and may include one or more of the following: Skull surgery: The initial surgery to reshape the child's head is done as early as three months and by 18 months of age.
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Can you diagnose Pfeiffer syndrome before birth?

Fetuses with type 2 or type 3 usually die in utero or in early infancy. With development of ultrasound technology and application of 3-D ultrasound examination, prenatal diagnosis of Pfeiffer syndrome has been reported since 1996.
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What disease did princes baby have?

Garcia explained that when their son was born on October 16, 1996, they discovered he had Pfeiffer syndrome type 2. Describing the effect of the genetic abnormality, she writes, “The premature fusing of the bones in the skull, sometimes resulting in 'cloverleaf skull,' in which the eyes are outside the sockets.
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What are the symptoms of Pfeiffer syndrome?

Symptoms of Pfeiffer Syndrome
  • Misshapen head: wide, high forehead and short head from front to back.
  • Unusually broad thumbs and big toes that are offset from the other fingers and toes.
  • Wide-set, bulging eyes.
  • Unusually small upper jaw.
  • Small, beak-shaped nose.
  • Crowded, crooked teeth.
  • Hearing loss.
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What genetic disorder did princes son have?

In 1996, a son was born to American musician Prince and his wife Mayte Garcia. The highly anticipated child, Amiir ("prince" in Arabic), was diagnosed at birth with Pfeiffer syndrome type 2 and died several days later.
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What is the difference between Pfeiffer syndrome and Crouzon syndrome?

Crouzon syndrome and Pfeiffer syndrome are both craniosynostosis syndromes caused by a mutated FGFR2 gene. Three types of Pfeiffer syndrome exist with varying degrees of severity. With Pfeiffer syndrome, your baby has the craniofacial characteristics of Crouzon syndrome. They also have short, broad big toes and thumbs.
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What is granulomatous dermatitis?

Background. Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis (IGD) is a rare disease that clinically presents with a pruritic and painful rash revealing symmetric, erythematous, and violaceous plaques over the lateral trunk, buttocks, and thighs [1]. Fewer than 70 cases have been documented in the literature [2].
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What syndrome causes large forehead?

Frontal bossing is an unusually prominent forehead. It is sometimes associated with a heavier than normal brow ridge. Frontal bossing is the descriptive term for a prominent forehead. Sometimes the brow (just above the eyes) is also heavier than normal as seen in acromegaly.
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What is Intermaxillary suture?

Definitions of intermaxillary suture. the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone. synonyms: sutura intermaxillaris. type of: fibrous joint, sutura, suture. an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
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What is vault skull?

The vault of the skull is a region of the neurocranium formed by a process of membranous ossification. It consists of several bones: frontal bone, parietal bone, squamous part of the temporal bone, lamina ascendens of the sphenoid, and interparietal bone.
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What is the coronal suture?

The coronal suture is a dense and fibrous association of connection tissue located in between the frontal and parietal bones of the skull. At birth, the sutures decrease in size (molding) and allow the skull to become smaller.
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What is a Dolichocephalic skull?

Dolichocephaly (derived from the Ancient Greek δολιχός 'long' and κεφαλή 'head') is a condition where the head is longer than would be expected, relative to its width. In humans, scaphocephaly is a form of dolichocephaly. Dolichocephaly.
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