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Craniofacial Abnormalities
Craniofacial is a medical term that relates to the bones of the skull and face. Craniofacial abnormalities are birth defects of the face or head. Some, like cleft lip and palate, are among the most common of all birth defects. Others are very rare. Most of them affect how a person's face or head looks. These conditions may also affect other parts of the body.
Treatment depends on the type of problem. Plastic and reconstructive surgery may help the person's appearance.
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- Craniofacial Syndrome Descriptions(Children's Craniofacial Association)
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Overviews
- Craniosynostosis and Craniofacial Disorders(American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
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Treatment
- Craniofacial reconstruction - slideshow
- Also available in Spanish
- Team Care (Clefts or Other Craniofacial Conditions)(Cleft Palate Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
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Specific Conditions
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Coffin Lowry Syndrome(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Short Summary
- Craniosynostosis(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Craniosynostosis(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Short Summary
- Crouzon Syndrome (Craniofacial Dysostosis)(Cleft Palate Foundation)
- Guide to Understanding Apert Syndrome(Children's Craniofacial Association) - PDF
- Guide to Understanding Fibrous Dysplasia(Children's Craniofacial Association) - PDF
- Guide to Understanding Hemifacial Microsomia(Children's Craniofacial Association) - PDF
- Guide to Understanding Microtia(Children's Craniofacial Association) - PDF
- Guide to Understanding Pfeiffer Syndrome(Children's Craniofacial Association) - PDF
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Holoprosencephaly(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Short Summary
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Learning about Holoprosencephaly (HPE)(National Human Genome Research Institute)
- Noonan Syndrome(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pierre Robin Sequence/Complex(Cleft Palate Foundation)
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Positional Plagiocephaly(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head)(Nemours Foundation)
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Sotos Syndrome(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Short Summary
- Treacher Collins Syndrome(Cleft Palate Foundation)
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Coffin Lowry Syndrome
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Related Issues
- Baby's Head Shape: What's Normal?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Videos
- If I Had - A Child Born with Microtia(Insidermedicine)
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Atlas of Human Body: Skull(American Medical Association)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniofacial Abnormalities(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniosynostoses(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Craniofacial Abnormalities
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Genetics
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Genetics Home Reference: Apert syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Baller-Gerold syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Branchio-oculo-facial syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Cherubism(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Cleidocranial dysplasia(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Cohen syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Craniofacial microsomia(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Craniometaphyseal dysplasia(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Crouzon syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Crouzonodermoskeletal syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Enlarged parietal foramina(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Fryns syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Jackson-Weiss syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Miller syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Muenke syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Nager syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Oral-facial-digital syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Pfeiffer syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Robinow syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Saethre-Chotzen syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Sotos syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Thanatophoric dysplasia(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Treacher Collins syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Apert syndrome
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Complications of craniofacial midface distraction: 10-year review.
- Article: Soft-tissue refinements in the treatment of unicoronal craniosynostosis: the rotational...
- Article: Change of craniofacial deformity after sternocleidomastoid muscle release in pediatric...
- Craniofacial Abnormalities -- see more articles
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Directories
- Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Directory(American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
- Qualified Centers for Craniofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery(Children's Craniofacial Association)
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Organizations
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Newsletters/Print Publications
- CCA Newsletters(Children's Craniofacial Association)
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Patient Handouts
- Apert syndrome
- Also available in Spanish
- Craniosynostosis
- Also available in Spanish
- Craniosynostosis repair
- Also available in Spanish
- Craniosynostosis repair - discharge
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- Head and face reconstruction
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- Skull x-ray
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