Presentation
Abnormal head shape.
Patient Data
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
From the case:
Plagiocephaly
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The left coronal suture is not seen and there is a plagiocephaly type of deformity.
From the case:
Plagiocephaly
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CT-scan confirms the left coronal craniosynostosis (plagiocephaly).
Case Discussion
Other types of craniosynostosis:
- scaphocephaly: sagittal craniosynostosis
- plagiocephaly: unilateral asymmetric or multiple craniosynostosis
- oxycephaly: lambdoid, sagittal & coronal craniosynostosis
- turricephaly (towering skull): bilambdoid or bicoronal craniosynostosis
- brachycephaly: bilambdoid or bicoronal craniosynostosis
- Kleeblattschädel (cloverleaf skull): bicoronal and bilambdoid craniosynostosis
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