First of all there is Sagittal synostosis ( scaphocephaly ).
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Scaphocephaly is the most common type of craniosynostosis.
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This operation is only performed on patients younger than five months old with a scaphocephaly.
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Symptoms of CNM include severe hypotonia, hypoxia-requiring breathing assistance, and scaphocephaly.
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Scaphocephaly is the most common of the craniosynostosis conditions and is characterized by a long, narrow head.
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In scaphocephaly the sagittal suture is prematurely fused, preventing the skull from growing perpendicular to the suture.
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A scaphocephaly that is diagnosed and treated later in life requires a more extensive secondary operation than one which is treated before five months.
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What is the problem with scaphocephaly, i . e . why would it potentially be important to separate an infantile closed sagittal suture?
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If the sagittal suture closes early the skull becomes long, narrow, and wedge-shaped, a condition called " scaphocephaly ".
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If a scaphocephaly is diagnosed within 4 to 5 months after birth, it can be corrected with a relatively simple procedure whereby the saggital suture is surgically reopened.
