[1] Craniosynostosis may involve one or all of the sutures. Head and brain growth are restricted and head shape is abnormal when all of the sutures are fused. If some but not all of the sutures ...

But a cone-shaped head isn't the only injury to ... Some children may also present with "cone-head" due to craniosynostosis, which occurs in about one in every 2,000-2,500 live births.

Upon evaluation in the hospital, the infant was diagnosed with craniosynostosis ... and leading to an abnormal head shape. If not corrected, this can lead to increased pressure on the developing ...

The infant with an abnormal head shape requires careful evaluation; treatment varies according to the etiology. Craniosynostosis, a less common but pathological etiology for plagiocephaly ...