Does Sagittal Synostosis ADversely Affect Early Psychological Development?
Research concerns four types of single-suture craniosynostosis: sagittal, coronal (right and left), metopic, and lambdoid (right and left). Subjects with multi sutures and syndromic tendencies are included in the research study. Craniosyostosis is a pathologic condition of premature fusion of the calvarial sutures. Premature suture fusion results in abnormalities in calvarial shape and dysmorphology of the facial skeleton. The main focus of this study is directed towards examining the results of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development test. A Bayley test is administered to a subject before he or she is to have corrective surgery for craniosynostosis and after the surgery has taken place. A control group is not used in this research because by using the Bayley development test, a normal scoring system has been established. Scores within particular types of sutures, between different sutures, and multi sutures and sydromic tendencies will be compared. Our research is to be used as an overview study to compare the progress of these subjects before and after corrective surgery and to hopefully provide proof that it is not necessarily true that performing surgery to correct craniosynostosis as early as possible improves the mental development of children. In performing this research study, we hope to generate
