Neurocognitive outcomes of children with non-syndromic single-suture craniosynostosis

While the focus of craniosynostosis surgery is to improve head shape, neurocognitive sequelae are common and are incompletely understood. Neurodevelopmental problems that children with craniosynostosis face include cognitive and language impairments, motor delays or deficits, learning disabilities,...

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Published in:Child's nervous system 2022-05, Vol.38 (5), p.893-901
Main Authors: Kalmar, Christopher L., Lang, Shih-Shan, Heuer, Gregory G., Schreiber, Jane E., Tucker, Alexander M., Swanson, Jordan W., Beslow, Lauren A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Craniosynostoses - complications
Craniosynostoses - psychology
Craniosynostoses - surgery
Facial Bones
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Procedures
Review Article
Sutures
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Summary:While the focus of craniosynostosis surgery is to improve head shape, neurocognitive sequelae are common and are incompletely understood. Neurodevelopmental problems that children with craniosynostosis face include cognitive and language impairments, motor delays or deficits, learning disabilities, executive dysfunction, and behavioral problems. Studies have shown that children with multiple suture craniosynostosis have more impairment than children with single-suture craniosynostosis. Children with isolated single-suture subtypes of craniosynostosis such as sagittal, metopic, and unicoronal craniosynostosis can have distinct neurocognitive profiles. In this review, we discuss the unique neurodevelopmental profiles of children with single-suture subtypes of craniosynostosis.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-022-05448-0