Oxycephaly
| Oxycephaly | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | Q75.0 |
| ICD-9 | 756.0 |
Oxycephaly, also known as turricephaly,[1] acrocephaly,[1] hypsicephaly,[1]oxycephalia,[1] steeple head,[1] tower head,[1] tower skull, high-head syndrome andTurmschädel,[2] is a type of cephalic disorder where the top of the skull is pointed or conical due to premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, like thelambdoid,[3] or it may be used to describe the premature fusion of all sutures.[2] It should be differentiated from Crouzon syndrome. Oxycephaly is the most severe of the craniosynostoses.
Common associations
It may be associated with:[4]
- 8th cranial nerve lesion
- Optic nerve compression
- Mental retardation
- Syndactyly
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