Maggie Bellew|Paul Chumas
Long-term developmental follow-up in children with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis
Center For Reconstructive Urethral Surgery|Leeds General Infirmary|Leeds General Infirmary|Center For Reconstructive Urethral Surgery
aim study determine distribution full scale iq fsiq type craniosynostosis verify finding longterm followup verbal iq viq significantly higher performance iq piq patients singlesuture sagittal synostosis ss despite falling within average range intelligence whether also occurs types craniosynostosis whether surgery sex relevant also determined relationship age time surgery later iq ascertainedthe data 91 children craniosynostosis 47 sagittal 15 unicoronal 13 metopic 9 multisuture 7 bicoronal collected routine 10 years age iq assessment mean age 1238 months patients included 61 males 30 females 62 patients undergone surgery 29 notthe mean fsiq types craniosynostosis combined 962 fell within average range general population variation evident across different types craniosynostosis ss group showed highest fsiqs normal distribution bandings types higher proportion fsiqs lower bandings data confirmed finding viq greater piq despite falling within average range intelligence difference 50 types craniosynostosis combined p 0001 76 ss group p 0001 69 unicoronal group p 0029 viq piq effect found multisuture craniosynostosis viq piq discrepancy occurred regardless whether patient undergone surgery occurred often males females ss group bicoronal group fsiq p 0036 p 0046 respectively piq p 0012 p 0017 respectively though viq higher surgery performed earlythe study confirms longterm followup although children nonsyndromic craniosynostosis fall within normal range intelligence viq piq discrepancy would expected normal population may indicative subtle difficulties achievement discrepancy affected type craniosynostosis sex age time surgery