Craniosynostosis affects the majority of mucopolysaccharidosis patients and can contribute to increased intracranial pressure.
Oussoren E, Mathijssen IMJ, Wagenmakers M, Verdijk RM, Bredero-Boelhouwer HH, van Veelen-Vincent MC, van der Meijden JC, van den Hout JMP, Ruijter GJG, van der Ploeg AT, Langeveld M
Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 2018 11
Abstract
The mucopolysaccharidoses are multisystem lysosomal storage diseases characterized by extensive skeletal deformities, including skull abnormalities. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of craniosynostosis in the different mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) types and its clinical consequences.