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Craniosynostosis: Follow-up

Author: Majid A Khan, MD, Consulting Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, GV(Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center
Coauthor(s): David I Weltman, MD, Consulting Staff, S & D Medical, LLP; Director, Department of Radiology, Southside Hospital; Brian J Webber, DO, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center; Dvorah Balsam, MD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center; Professor, Department of Clinical Radiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook
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Updated: Jun 1, 2007

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Further Reading

Keywords

premature fusion of cranial sutures, cranial sutures, simple craniosynostosis, compound craniosynostosis, cranial synostosis, synostosis, suture synostosis, sagittal synostosis, coronal synostosis, metopic synostosis, lambdoid synostosis, combined synostosis, scaphocephaly, dolichocephaly, brachycephaly, plagiocephaly, oxycephaly, trigonocephaly, kleeblattschädel deformity, Cloverleaf deformity, Crouzon disease, Chotzen syndrome, Apert syndrome

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Majid A Khan, MD, Consulting Neuroradiologist, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, GV(Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center
Majid A Khan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology and American Society of Neuroradiology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

David I Weltman, MD, Consulting Staff, S & D Medical, LLP; Director, Department of Radiology, Southside Hospital
David I Weltman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of Program Directors in Radiology, New York County Medical Society, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Brian J Webber, DO, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center
Brian J Webber, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Student Association/Foundation and American Osteopathic Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Dvorah Balsam, MD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Nassau University Medical Center; Professor, Department of Clinical Radiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Charles M Glasier, MD, Professor, Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Chief, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Vice-Chief, Pediatric Radiology, Arkansas Children's Hospital
Charles M Glasier, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Marta Hernanz-Schulman, MD, FAAP, Professor, Radiology, Radiological Sciences, and Pediatrics, Director, Department of Pediatric Radiology, Radiologist-in-Chief, Director, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
Marta Hernanz-Schulman, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and American Roentgen Ray Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Eugene C Lin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Nuclear Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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