Which syndromic craniosynostoses present with an increased risk of Chiari malformation?

a) Pfieffer and Apert syndromes

b) Apert and Crouzon syndromes

c) Saethre-Chotzen and Pfieffer syndromes

d) Crouzon and Pfieffer syndromes

e) Carpenter and Apert syndromes

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Answer

Answer d. Crouzon and Pfieffer syndromes are most commonly associated with Chiari malformation (type I) with an incidence of 70% in Crouzon syndrome and

Notes

This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.

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