CROUZON SYNDROME : causes , symptoms , treatments
CROUZON SYNDROME Crouzon syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorders known as a branchial arch syndrome . specifically , this syndrome affects the first branchial arch, which is the precursor of the maxilla and mandible . This syndrome is named after Octave Crouzon , a French physician who first described this disorder . first called " craniofacial dysostosis " this disorder was characterized by a number of clinical features which can be described by the rudimentary meanings of its former name . Fusion of different sutures leads to abnormal patterns of growth of the skull . SYMPTOMS OF CROUZON SYNDROME A defining characterized of Crouzon syndrome is craniosynostosis , which results in an abnormal head shape . this is present in combination of frontal bossing , trigonocephaly , brachycephaly , dolichocephaly , premature closure of lambdoid and coronal sutures and complex craniosynostosis . Other facial characteristics that are present in many cases i...