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Leptocephaly
Leptocephaly in a male patient with intellectual disability and occipital broadening

Leptocephaly is a rare form of complex craniosynostosis (usually considered a form of scaphocephaly) in which the sagittal and metopic suture simultaneously close.[1][2][3] Leptocephaly is characterized by equal narrowing of the head (from full sagittal fusion) and a tall and narrow (rather than long) head shape.[4][5][6][7] Leptocephaly is usually nonsyndromic, but has been seen in individual cases such as Neu-Laxova syndrome.[8][9]

The term leptocephaly has also been used (erroneously) to refer to microcephaly.[10]

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  1. ^ Vinchon, Matthieu; Pellerin, Philippe; Guerreschi, Pierre; Baroncini, Marc; Dhellemmes, Patrick (2012-09-01). "Atypical scaphocephaly: a review". Child's Nervous System. 28 (9): 1319–1325. doi:10.1007/s00381-012-1807-8. ISSN 1433-0350. PMID 22872243. S2CID 24212027.
  2. ^ Vinchon, M. (2019-11-01). "The metopic suture: Natural history". Neurochirurgie. 65 (5): 239–245. doi:10.1016/j.neuchi.2019.09.006. ISSN 0028-3770. PMID 31562880. S2CID 203592453.
  3. ^ Sear, H. R. (June 1937). "Some Notes on Craniostenosis". The British Journal of Radiology. 10 (114): 445–487. doi:10.1259/0007-1285-10-114-445. ISSN 0007-1285.
  4. ^ Skadorwa, Tymon; Skadorwa, Joanna; Wierzbieniec, Olga (2023). "The Accuracy of Classification Systems in Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis". Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009670. doi:10.1097/SCS.0000000000009670. ISSN 1049-2275. PMC 10749678. PMID 37639642. S2CID 261326729.
  5. ^ Muenke, Maximilian; Kress, Wolfram; Collmann, Hartmut; Solomon, Benjamin (2011). Craniosynostoses: Molecular Genetics, Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-3-8055-9594-0.
  6. ^ Kim, Hyun Jeong; Roh, Hong Gee; Lee, Il Woo (2016-05-10). "Craniosynostosis : Updates in Radiologic Diagnosis". Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society. 59 (3): 219–226. doi:10.3340/jkns.2016.59.3.219. PMC 4877543. PMID 27226852.
  7. ^ Ilangovan, G.; RAVOORU, N.; Balaganesan, H. (2020-01-12). "Craniosynostosis- Fusional Mismatch!". ECR 2020 EPOS. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  8. ^ Captier, Guillaume (February 2008). "Identifying Reproducible Patterns of Calvarial Dysmorphology in Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis May Affect Operative Intervention and Outcomes Assessment". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 121 (2): 335–336. doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000294949.41575.52. ISSN 0032-1052. PMID 18176241.
  9. ^ Hirota, Toru; Hirota, Yoko; Asagami, Chidori; Muto, Masahiko (March 1998). "A Japanese Case of Neu-Laxova Syndrome". The Journal of Dermatology. 25 (3): 163–166. doi:10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02373.x. PMID 9575678. S2CID 7896890.
  10. ^ "leptocephalic", The Free Dictionary, retrieved 2023-10-15
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