Apert Syndrome
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Common Description
Apert Syndrome is a Craniosynostosis Syndrome, that involves the premature fusion of multiple cranial sutures and associated facial abnormalities.
Medical Description
Characteristics
- Premature fusion of cranial sutures results in forehead being high and the back of the skull being flattened
- Jaws are mal-positioned with the upper jaw being small and an "open-bite" common
- Zygomatic bones are almost non-existent
- Bulging eyes, with anti-mongolian slant
- Facial asymmetry of the nose and forehead are sometimes present
- Clefts of the soft palate are common
- Deafness due to fixation of hearing bones occurs frequently
- Fusion of fingers and/or toes
- Bony fixation of elbow, shoulder and hip are common
- Development delay is possible
Our Recommendation
Protocol management by a craniofacial team from birth to maturity.
Treatment Protocol
Professor David, has developed a protocol, in conjunction with the Australian Craniofacial Unit, that incorporates a multidisciplinary approach to treatment. This treatment extends from birth until early adulthood when full development is complete.
Summary
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Adelaide |
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| Jakarta |
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| Surabaya |
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| Denpesar - Yayasan Senyum |
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| Sydney |
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| Launceston |
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| Hobart |
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| Kota Bahru |
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| Govt Funded | Medicare Cleft Lip and Palate Scheme |
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