Crouzon's and Apert's Syndrome OVERVIEW Crouzon and Apert syndromes are the most common of the craniosynostosis syndromes. Craniosynostosis refers to the early closing of one or more of the sutures of an infant's head. The skull is normally composed of bones which are separated by sutures. This diagram shows the different sutures which can be involved. As an infant's brain grows, open sutures ...

Crouzon Syndrome - Crouzon syndrome was described in 1912 as one of the varieties of craniofacial dysostosis caused by premature obliteration and ossification of two or more sutures, most often coronal and sagittal. Virchov introduced the term "craniostenosis." The type of craniostenosis is determined by the type of obliterated sutures. Oxycephaly, scaphocephaly, ...