Reconstructive Surgery
Have the Factors That CauseCraniosynostosis Been Identified?
The factors that cause craniosynostosis are teratogenic agents (aminopterin, dilantin, retinoic acid, valproic acid, etc.), shunt operations performed for hydrocephalus,…
Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim Canter
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Translated from the original Turkish article.
The factors that cause craniosynostosis are teratogenic agents (aminopterin, dilantin, retinoic acid, valproic acid, etc.), shunt operations performed for hydrocephalus, hyperthyroidism, rickets and mucopolysaccharidoses. In addition, some chromosomal anomalies may also cause craniosynostosis.