Craniosynostosis, Boston type
Synonyms: Craniosynostosis, Warman type | Warman-Mulliken-Hayward syndrome
Craniosynostosis Boston type is a form of syndromic craniosynostosis characterized by a highly variable craniosynostosis with frontal bossing turribrachycephaly and cloverleaf skull anomaly. Hypoplasia of the supraorbital ridges cleft palate extra teeth and limb anomalies (triphalangeal thumb 3-4 syndactyly of the hands a short first metatarsal middle phalangeal agenesis in the feet) have also been described. Associated problems include headache poor vision and seizures. Intelligence is normal.
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