Functional Prognosis of Surgical Treatment of Craniosynostosis

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Journal Childs Nerv Syst

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 1985 Jan 1

PMID 3986842

Citations 8

Authors

H Abe

T Ikota

M Akino

K Kitami

M Tsuru

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Abstract

Twenty-three cases of craniosynostosis were studied with regard to age at operation, symptoms, operative methods, and long-term results. Long-term results of 20 cases that were followed up for more than 1 year after surgery showed that mental retardation remained in 8 cases; a slight improvement in mental function was observed in only 2 cases. Of the 8 patients with mental retardation, 7 were operated on more than 6 months after birth, 7 showed striking digital impression on skull X-ray films and 5 were suffering from oxycephaly. Of the 8 patients with mental retardation, 5 had suffered from perinatal asphyxia or had seizures during delivery and subsequent past history. From these observations, factors affecting prognosis are: (1) age at operation; (2) the degree and duration of increased intracranial pressure; (3) the extent and degree of suture closures; (4) perinatal asphyxia and seizure disorders.

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