Craniotelencephalic Dysplasia

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In 1958, Daum et al1described a 6-month-old infant with frontal bone protrusion, encephalocele, craniostenosis, and developmental retardation. The presence of either encephalocele or craniostenosis in an infant is not unusual; however, the combination of these two anomalies does constitute an unusual disorder. The purpose of this report is to describe the clinical and radiological features of a similar disorder—that of frontal bone dysplasia, craniostenosis, and retardation of neurological development without an encephalocele. Report of a Case A white female, 6 weeks of age, was presented at the Children's Memorial Hospital because of a conspicuous malformation of the skull. She was the product of an eight-month pregnancy from a gravida 7 para 6 mother. During the fourth week of gestation, the mother was injured in an automobile accident during which she had momentary loss of consciousness and lost two teeth. Subsequently, she had no pelvic or cranial complaints. Fetal

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