Patient's question:
The other day, when I visited my cousin-in-law's house, I learned that her child actually has a deformed head. It was quite strange. This condition is very common in clinical medicine, and there are many factors that can cause it. What are the factors that cause head deformity?Doctor's answer:
According to the described situation, this may be related to craniosynostosis, also known as premature fontanelle closure or cranial suture ossification, with a neonatal incidence of 0.6/1000. Due to the premature closure of the cranial sutures during growth and development, the cranial cavity becomes too small to accommodate normal brain development, which can manifest as symptoms such as increased intracranial pressure, developmental delay, intellectual disability, abnormal mental activity, and epilepsy. The primary treatment is surgery, mostly for cosmetic purposes, typically performed between 6 months and 1 year after birth.