Craniosynostosis is the early fusion of the cranial sutures, which poses numerous diagnostic and medical complications. It is a frequent abnormality that affects 3–5 out of every 10,000 babies. Single ...

Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the top of the skull in infants, is caused by an abnormal excess of a previously unknown type of bone-forming stem cell, according to a preclinical study led ...

Craniosynostosis syndromes are developmental disorders that cause an abnormal shape of the skull due to the premature fusion of cranial sutures. Enormous progress has been made recently in ...

Specific treatment for craniosynostosis will be determined by your child's physician based on: Surgery is typically the recommended treatment. The goal of treatment is to reduce the pressure in the ...

When 9-month-old Owen was just 2 months old, his fontanelle, or soft spot, began to close. He needed surgery. "It was scary," recalls his mother, Jenny Jones. "We didn't notice. We kept saying he ...