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health advisory Hospital Diseases 2007-11-12 20:37:59

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Doctors do not fully understand what causes craniosynostosis. Up to 20% of babies with craniosynostosis have inherited a genetic trait from one or both parents that results in the condition.

Some cases of craniosynostosis may be related to fetal growth or position or other conditions during pregnancy. Fetuses that lie in a breech position while in the womb, are carried by mothers who smoke or who live at a high altitude during pregnancy, or are twins may have an increased risk of developing craniosynostosis.

Craniosynostosis is one of the most common physical deformities of a fetus or newborn, occurring in about 1 in every 2,000 to 2,500 births.

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It is a genetic condition. It can be corrected surgically but it must be caught early to prevent brain damage.

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Some cases of craniosynostosis may be related to fetal growth or position or other conditions during pregnancy. Fetuses that lie in a breech position while in the womb, are carried by mothers who smoke or who live at a high altitude during pregnancy, or are twins may have an increased risk of developing craniosynostosis.

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What causes craniosynostosis?

Doctors do not fully understand what causes craniosynostosis. Up to 20% of babies with craniosynostosis have inherited a genetic trait from one or both parents that results in the condition.

Some cases of craniosynostosis may be related to fetal growth or position or other conditions during pregnancy. Fetuses that lie in a breech position while in the womb, are carried by mothers who smoke or who live at a high altitude during pregnancy, or are twins may have an increased risk of developing craniosynostosis.

Craniosynostosis is one of the most common physical deformities of a fetus or newborn, occurring in about 1 in every 2,000 to 2,500 births.

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