The clinical management of craniosynostosis / edited by Richard Hayward ... [et al.] ; preface by Paul Tessier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayward, Richard, FRCS.

Series:

Clinics in developmental medicine ; no. 163.

Clinics in developmental medicine, 0069-4835 ; no. 163

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Craniosynostoses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 421 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Mac Keith Press ; [Cambridge ; New York] : Distributed by Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Summary:

Children with craniosynostosis are born with congenital deformities of the face and skull. This book ntroduces the non-craniofacial specialist to what can be achieved and how they can contribute to the child's welfare.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

AUTHORS' APPOINTMENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1 CRANIOFACIAL GROWTHAND DEVELOPMENT: A CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE David Dunaway

Normal craniofacial growth and development

Disordered craniofacial growth in cranial synostosis

Summary

References

2 CLASSIFICATION AND CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS D.N.P. Thompson and Jonathan Britto

Terminology

Non-syndromic craniosynostosis

Syndromic craniosynostosis

3 SYNDROMIC CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS: MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS Jonathan Britto and Willie Reardon

Introduction: FGFR mutations cause certain human skeletal dysplasias

FGFR signalling mechanisms: relevance to human craniofacial syndromes

How do FGFR mutations cause disease phenotypes?

How does FGFR gain of function cause human skeletal prematurity?

Can FGFR expression in human craniofacial development explainphenotype diversity?

Why does Apert syndrome display a cleft palate despite a similar midfacemorphology to Crouzon-Pfeiffer syndromes?

Conclusions

4 INCIDENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Louise C. Wilson

Introduction

Incidence of craniosynostosis

Inheritance patterns in craniosynostosis syndromes

The genetic clinic

5 PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OFCRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Olav B. Petersen and Lyn S. Chitty

Routine scanning

Prenatal diagnosis in families at increased risk

Diagnosis in the low-risk population

6 IMAGING THE PATIENT WITH CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS R.I. Aviv, D. Armstrong and W.K. Chong

Plain films

Plain film appearances of craniosynostosis

Computed tomography (CT)

Assessment of the intracranial structures

Raised intracranial pressure (ICP): radiological assessment.

Postoperative complications

Orbital considerations of craniosynostosis

Imaging of the airway

7 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENTOF THE CHILD WITH CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Richard Hayward and Barry Jones

Summary of our management philosophy

Management of syndromic forms of craniosynostosis

8 MANAGEMENT OF RAISED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE Richard Hayward and Ken K. Nischal

An introduction to intracranial pressure

Incidence of raised ICP in craniosynostosis

Causes of raised ICP in craniosynostosis

What clinical problems are associated with raised ICP in childrenwith craniosynostosis?

How does raised ICP cause harm?

Management of raised ICP

Monitoring of children with craniosynostosis for raised ICP

9 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT INSYNDROMIC CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Susanna Leighton and Roderick Lane

Sleep and breathing

Central apnoea and hypopnoea

Obstructive apnoeas and hypopnoeas

Clinical features of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS)

Diagnosis

Respiratory sleep studies

International recommendations

Treatment

10 OCULAR ASPECTS OF CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Ken K. Nischal

The role of the ophthalmologist

11 THE DENTAL AND ORTHODONTIC MANAGEMENT OF CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Robert D. Evans and Rachel Bradford

Tooth development/eruption and establishment of the occlusion

Development/eruption of the teeth in craniosynostosis

General dental care

Craniofacial morphology and occlusal abnormalities

Dental and orthodontic complications of craniofacial surgery

12 THE CHILD WITH CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS: PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES Daniela Hearst

The psychosocial importance of facial appearance.

The early years: birth to 3 years

Early childhood: 3 to 7 years

Middle childhood: 7 to 11 years

Adolescence to early adulthood

Cognitive development and learning difficulties in children withcraniosynostosis

13 NEUROLOGICALPROBLEMS IN THE CHILD WITH CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS AND THE ROLE OF THE PAEDIATRICIAN IN OVERALL MANAGEMENT Lucinda J. Carr

Neurological problems in craniosynostosis

The role of the paediatrician

14 SPEECH AND LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Caroleen Shipster

Factors influencing the development of speech and language skillsin children with syndromic craniosynostosis

Speech and language impairment in syndromic craniosynostosis

Speech and language impairment in children with sagittal synostosis

Principles of assessment and management

Assessment

Conclusion

15 HEARING PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN WITH CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Tony Sirimanna

Otological manifestations

Diagnosis of hearing loss

Effect of hearing loss on the development of the child

Evidence for early intervention

Management of OME

Management of bilateral meatal atresia

Sensorineural hearing loss

Appendix: Classification of degree of hearing loss

16 FEEDING PROBLEMS IN SYNDROMIC CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS Valerie Pereira

The development of feeding skills

The normal swallow

The abnormal swallow

Predisposing risk factors for feeding difficulties in syndromiccraniosynostosis

The nature of feeding difficulties in syndromic craniosynostosis

Assessment of feeding in syndromic craniosynostosis

Management strategies

Summary and conclusions

17 THE ROLE OF THE CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST Andrea White

The clinical nurse specialist.

The clinical nurse specialist and the craniofacial service

The child with non-syndromic craniosynostosis

The child with complex/syndromic craniosynostosis

The future

18 ANAESTHESIA FOR CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS SURGERY S. Mallory and R. Bingham

Craniofacial syndromes and anaesthesia

Preoperative preparation

Intra-operative techniques and agents

Postoperative care

Management of blood loss

Appendix: Craniofacial unit protocol for postoperative fluid replacement

19 SURGERY Barry Jones, David Dunaway and Richard Hayward

Craniofacial surgery

The operations most commonly employed in craniosynostosis surgery

Distraction osteogenesis

Complications

AFTERWORD THE EVOLUTION OF A MODERN CRANIOFACIAL UNIT Barry Jones

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-898683-72-7

1-898683-73-5

OCLC:

946263550