Craniosynostosis is one of the most common craniofacial conditions treated by neurologic
and plastic surgeons. In addition to disfigurement, children with craniosynostosis experience …

Despite the human brain accounting for only 2% of total body mass, it consumes 20% of the
body's energy. The average cerebral blood flow, at 70 mL/100 g/minute, is 10x the average …

Craniosynostosis (CS) is a disease which affects up to 77,000 babies worldwide each year.
Despite the wide phenotypic variation seen in CS (even among the single suture …

In this study, we analyzed the outcomes of patients (followed for 5–38 years, average 17.3
years) with craniosynostosis and evaluated their long-term prognosis. In all, 51 patients who …

Background Coronal suture synostosis is a condition which can have deleterious physical
and cognitive sequelae in humans if not corrected. A well-established animal model has …

Purpose: Unicoronal synostosis (UCS) has been associated with reading, language, and
social dysfunction. Limited brain function connectivity studies exist for UCS with none …

It has been said “good surgeons know how to operate, better ones when to operate, and the
best, when not to operate.” In addressing the treatment of craniosynostosis, this adage holds …

Although neurocognitive impairment has been considered as the main argument for the
surgical treatment of craniosynostosis (CS), recent studies reported subtle deficits in …

The skull protects the brain, enables ingestion and respiration, and encloses the visual,
auditory and olfactory systems. The consequences of shortening the box for these essential …

Brain disorders of the brachycephalic patient can be broadly divided into conditions that are
directly related to a brachycephalic skull and conditions with suspected inherited tendency …