Introduction
This is a rare birth defect whereby the joints between the bones of an infant close prematurely before the brain is fully formed. It is a condition where a baby is born with an abnormal shaped skull. The premature closure of the baby’s bone sutures changes the skull’s growth pattern and this leads to abnormal head shapes and facial features. This condition causes a baby to be born with a deformed or an abnormal shaped skull. This skull deformity needs to be attended to since it causes problems with normal brain and skull growth in infants.
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