Metopic Craniosynostosis

Abstract

This study demonstrated an increasing incidence of metopic craniosynostosis over time, which ascended to the second most common type of synostosis in an analysis outside of an urban environment. In our study, male sex and multiple gestation were positively associated with an increased risk of metopic craniosynostosis. Prospective studies are needed to further delineate the evolving characteristics of this patient population.

Anthropometric Cranial Measurements in Metopic Craniosynostosis/Trigonocephaly: Diagnostic Criteria, Classification of Severity and Indications for Surgery

“…It is the result of premature metopic suture fusion and is the second most frequent type of single suture craniosynostosis. [1][2][3] The majority of trigonocephaly cases are sporadic but it can be syndromic in nature in around 35% of cases. 4 Trigonocephaly may have the most varied phenotypic presentation of the various craniosynostosis due to its limited role in frontal bone growth in infancy.…”

“…1). It is the result of premature metopic suture fusion and is the second most frequent type of single suture craniosynostosis 1–3 . The majority of trigonocephaly cases are sporadic but it can be syndromic in nature in around 35% of cases 4 .…”

Influence of sex and disease etiology on the development of papilledema and optic nerve sheath extension in the setting of intracranial pressure elevation in children

“…Although this is a prospective study, it is limited by the relatively small cohort, especially in terms of sex distribution, which complies nevertheless to the generally expected sex distribution in many neurologic/neurosurgical disorders in children ( Bennett et al, 2016 , Masri et al, 2022 , Williams et al, 2019 ). Larger, ideally multicenter studies, should be conducted, to give general recommendations on the topic.…”

Epidemiologic Assessment of Craniosynostosis in Mississippi’s Pediatric Population from 2015 to 2020

“…In an effort to add to the literature regarding CS rates in rural environments, a study at the University of Michigan Medical Center, representing the primary referral center of CS in Michigan, demonstrated a risk incidence of lambdoid, metopic, and sagittal CS that was similar to that of more urban surgical centers. 8 Despite the information available from multicenter and single-center studies, few studies have shown a statewide distribution of CS, especially in the southern United States. Multiple studies have presented the demographic characteristics of patients with CS, but to date, there has been no study representing the Mississippi population.…”