#crouzon

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Have you noticed the increase of chronic illness among children and adults with disabilities? I've seen countless families torn apart and derailed after being left on the trail of devastation. Sadly, many of these grief-stricken people have been affected to such a degree, all ties have been broken, and now their children are no longer with us. Many of us are startlingly aware of the health epidemic taking over our country, and it's not just the craniofacial community either. It's America. Our country is ranked as having the lowest food qualities in the world. There are toxic chemicals and GMOs allowed in our foods that other countries don't allow.

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Crouzon Syndrome

As a result of the changes to the developing embryo, the symptoms are very pronounced features, especially in the face. Low-set ears are a typical characteristic, as in all of the disorders which are called branchial arch syndromes. The reason for this abnormality is that ears on a fetus are much lower than those on an adult. During normal development, the ears "travel" upward on the head; however, in Crouzon patients, this pattern of development is disrupted. Ear canal malformations are extremely common, generally resulting in some hearing loss. In particularly severe cases, Ménière's disease may occur.

The most notable characteristic of Crouzon syndrome is cranial synostosis, as described above, but it usually presents as brachycephaly, which results in the appearance of a short and broad head.Exophthalmos (bulging eyes due to shallow eye sockets after early fusion of surrounding bones),hypertelorism (greater than normal distance between the eyes), and psittichorhina (beak-like nose) are also symptoms. Additionally, a common occurrence is external strabismus, which can be thought of as opposite from the eye position found in Down syndrome. Lastly, hypoplastic maxilla (insufficient growth of the midface) results in relative mandibular prognathism (chin appears to protrude despite normal growth of mandible) and gives the effect of the patient having a concave face. Crouzon syndrome is also associated with PDA( patent ductus arteriosus) and aortic coarctation.

For reasons that are not entirely clear, most Crouzon patients also have noticeably shorter humerus andfemur bones relative to the rest of their bodies than members of the general population. A small percentage of Crouzon patients also have what is called "Type II" Crouzon syndrome, distinguished by partialsyndactyly.