..Starting node ..Premature closure of fontanelles (HP:0005458)
Term ID:
5458
Name:
Premature closure of fontanelles
Synonym:
Early closure of the bregma sutures; Early closure of the cranial sutures; Early closure of the fontanelles; Obliterated fontanelles; Premature closure of the bregma sutures; Premature closure of the cranial sutures
Definition:
Normally, the posterior and lateral fontanelles are obliterated by about six months after birth, the anterior fontanelle closes by about the middle of the second year. This term refers to the situation in which the fontanelles close at an inappropriately early time point.