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Craniosynostosis is characterized as the premature closure of the skull bones before the brain is fully developed. With craniosynostosis the brain can not grow appropriately and the head forms in an abnormal shape.
How do members experience craniosynostosis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with craniosynostosis*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for craniosynostosis*
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Craniosynostosis is characterized as the premature closure of the skull bones before the brain is fully developed. With craniosynostosis the brain can not grow appropriately and the head forms in an abnormal shape.
Common symptoms reported by people with craniosynostosis
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for craniosynostosis
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Compare treatments taken by people with craniosynostosis
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have craniosynostosis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with craniosynostosis? Members in the forum might have the answers.