Pediatric Neurosurgery 2006
Case report of optic atrophy in pansynostosis: an unusual presentation of scalp edema from hair braiding.
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Abstract
Pansynostosis (fusion of all cranial sutures) and optic atrophy were found as incidental CT scan and ophthalmological findings in an 8-year-old who presented to the emergency room with scalp edema from tight 'cornrow' hair braiding. Cranial vault expansion was successfully performed. Ophthalmological problems have stabilized but have not reversed. Late presentation of craniosynostosis and the pathophysiology of secondary optic atrophy are discussed.