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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffBabies with craniosynostosis, particularly those with an underlying syndrome, may develop increased intracranial pressure. Their skulls don't expand enough to make room for their growing brain.
If untreated, increased intracranial pressure can cause these conditions:
- Blindness
- Seizures
- Brain damage
- Death, in rare instances
In addition, facial deformities that affect the middle of your child's face may cause:
- Upper airway obstructions, compromising your baby's ability to breathe
- Permanent head deformity
- Craniosynostosis information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/craniosynostosis/craniosynostosis.htm. Accessed March 22, 2009.
- Stal S, et al. Overview of craniosynostosis. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed March 23, 2009.
- Stal S, et al. Craniosynostosis syndromes. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed March 23, 2009.
- Craniosynostosis and craniofacial disorders. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/craniosynostosis.asp. Accessed March 27, 2009.
- SIDS: "Back to sleep" campaign. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids. Accessed March 27, 2009.
