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Pfeiffer Syndrome |
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Pfeiffer Syndrome is a birth defect characterized by a short skull, broad, big toes and short thumps, crossed eyes/wide-set eyes, ocular proptosis, and underdeveloped mid-face. Some other features are seen in individuals with this disease include: visual forms of disturbances which are related to an imbalance of a muscle which moves the eyes and hearing loss caused by recurrent ear infections. In patients with Pfeiffer syndrome, the mental capacity is usually within the normal range, but some mental delay may occur. In children with this disease, nasal obstruction is not uncommon, because of underdeveloped mid-face and high arched palate. Unusual speech patterns and unusual resonance may develop from malocclusion, the high arched palate or small nose. The treatment of Pfeiffer syndrome may be treated by a multiple staged surgery. In the 1st year of life releasing the synostotic sutures of the skull is preferred in order to allow adequate cranial volume for expansion and brain growth. Skull reconstruction may need to be repeated as the baby growth. If needed, jaw surgery and mid-facial advancement may be performed in order to provide enough orbital volume while reducing the exophthalmos, and correcting the occlusion to a proper functional position.
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Disease Conditions > P
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| Related Searches |
Pfeiffer Syndrome, Pfeifer Syndrome |
| Date Submitted |
03-Oct-2005
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