Medicine:Brachyturricephaly

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Brachyturricephaly
Other namesHigh prominent forehead
High, prominent forehead
Turribrachycephaly
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Brachyturricephaly in an 8-year-old female with Acrocephalosyndactyly type I

Brachyturricephaly is a form of complex craniosynostosis (a combination of brachycephaly and turricephaly) in which the head has both an abnormally high vertical height and a shortened length from anterior to posterior. Malformations of the occipital region are also often present.[1][2][3]

Conditions

Brachyturricephaly in a 14-year-old female with Pfeiffer syndrome

Brachyturricephaly is seen in the following conditions:[1]

See also

  • List of conditions with craniosynostosis

References