J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1991 Aug;32(8):694-697.

A Case of Crouzon's Disease

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  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Chon-buck National University, Chonju Korea.

Abstract

Crouzon's disease is a peculiar type of craniosynostosis which is premature closure of the suture, and deformities of craniofacial bone. Such a many deformities are caused by continuing brain growth unrelated to damaged bone growth. The authors presented a case of Crouzon's disease in a 4-year old male patient who has characteristic clinical findings with particular sensory neural type hearing loss and generalized seizure.

Keyword

Crouzon's disease; Hearing loss; Seizure

MeSH Terms

Bone Development
Brain
Child, Preschool
Congenital Abnormalities
Craniofacial Dysostosis*
Craniosynostoses
Hearing Loss
Humans
Male
Seizures
Sutures
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