| Literature DB >> 1821298 |
Abstract
Craniosynostosis is both etiologically and pathogenetically heterogeneous. Known causes include monogenic and chromosomal disorders, fetal head constraint, teratogens (aminopterin, diphenylhydantoin, retinoic acid, valproic acid), metabolic diseases (hyperthyroidism, rickets, mucopolysaccharidoses, mucolipidoses), hematologic disorders (thalassemias, sickle cell anemia, congenital hemolytic icterus, polycythemia vera), and malformations (microcephaly, encephalocele, shunted hydrocephaly, holoprosencephaly).Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1821298
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosurg Clin N Am ISSN: 1042-3680 Impact factor: 2.509