Craniosynostosis: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Keywords

craniosynostosis, abnormal head shape, ossification, primary craniosynostosis, failure of brain growth, secondary craniosynostosis, simple craniosynostosis, complex craniosynostosis, compound craniosynostosis, syndromic craniosynostosis, anterior plagiocephaly, Apert syndrome, brachycephaly, Carpenter syndrome, Chotzen syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, kleeblattschãdel, cloverleaf skull, oxycephaly, Pfeiffer syndrome, plagiocephaly, scaphocephaly, trigonocephaly

Contributor Information and Disclosures

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Raj D Sheth, MD, Professor of Neurology, Mayo College of Medicine; Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Nemours Children's Clinic
Raj D Sheth, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Epilepsy Society, American Neurological Association, and Child Neurology Society
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Philipp R Aldana, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville; Director of Clinical Services, Pediatric Neurosurgery Center, University of Florida Health Sciences Center
Philipp R Aldana, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons, Children's Oncology Group, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
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Bermans J Iskandar, MD, Director, Associate Professor, Departments of Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Bermans J Iskandar, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American College of Surgeons
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James J Riviello Jr, MD, George Peterkin Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Professor of Neurology, Peter Kellaway Section of Neurophysiology, Baylor College of Medicine; Chief of Neurophysiology, Director of the Epilepsy and Neurophysiology Program, Texas Children's Hospital
James J Riviello Jr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics
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Kenneth J Mack, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Consultant, Department of Child and Adolescent Neurology, Mayo Clinic
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CME Editor

Selim R Benbadis, MD, Professor, Director of Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida School of Medicine, Tampa General Hospital
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Amy Kao, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University; Consulting Staff, Shriners Hospital for Children
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