What is craniosynostosis?
Craniosynostosis is a congenital anomaly in which one or more of the fibrous joints between the bones of an infant’s skull close prematurely, before the infant’s brain is fully formed. As a result of craniosynostosis, your baby’s brain can’t grow in its natural shape and his or her head is misshapen. Craniosynostosis can affect one or more of the joints in an infant’s skull.. Most children with craniosynostosis do not have any symptoms; the head shape is abnormal, and the face may be malformed in certain cases. Rarely, symptoms of increased pressure in the head such as headaches, decreased appetite, vomiting, or even developmental delays or mental retardation may occur. Treating craniosynostosis requires that your infant undergo surgery to separate the fused bones. If there’s no underlying brain abnormality, the surgery allows the brain adequate space to grow and develop.
