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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(2):282-287. Published online February 15, 1994.

A case of Central Diabetes Insipidus Associated with Brachycephaly

Woo Sik WS Kang¹, Mee Kyung MK Namgoong¹, Jae Seung JS Yang¹, Baek Keun BK Lim¹, Jong Soo JS Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea

Abstract

Brachyecphaly is a kind of craniosynostosis. Because of premature closure of the coronal suture, the skull is shorter in the anteroposterior diameter but is widened with a high vault and the occiput and borehead are flattened. Diabetes insipidus had been reported in oxycephaly. We have experienced a case of central diabetes insipidus associated with brachcephaly. A brief review of related literatures is included in this report.

Keywords :Brachycephaly, Craniosynostosis, Diabetes insipidus, Hydrocephalus