Premature Fusion (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Premature Fusion

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In one type of midline craniosynostosis, the two plates at the front of an infant's head fuse before they should, forming a boney ridge down the forehead. This condition can lead to abnormalities in the growing skull and brain.

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The Rockefeller University/eLife

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