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TRIGONOCEPHALIE [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Triangular or egg-shaped head, due to early synostosis of the metopic suture.

CONT

(A new deletion syndrome) Both patients have trigonocephaly with prominent forehead; wide flat nasal bridge; anteverted nostrils; long upper lip; short neck; muscle hypertonia and predominance of whorls on the fingers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation crânienne caractérisée par le développement en pointe de l'os frontal, donnant au crâne un aspect triangulaire; elle est consécutive à la synostose précoce de la suture métopique (frontale).

CONT

(Délétion partielle du bras court du 9) L'accentuation de la trigonocéphalie avec constitution d'une véritable crête frontale, l'apparition d'impressions digitiformes, les modifications du fond d'œil [...] et des potentiels évoqués visuels imposent alors une craniotomie dont l'effet semble bénéfique sur le comportement de l'enfant.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A malformation characterized by a more or less triangular configuration of the skull, due to early synostosis of the frontal suture.

OBS

A type of "craniostenosis".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation crânienne donnant au crâne un aspect triangulaire; elle est consécutive à la synostose précoce de la suture métopique.

OBS

Variété de "craniosténose".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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