The premature union of cranial sutures that involves the shape of the head without mental retardation is:
a. craniosynostosis.
b. encephalocele.
c. microcephaly.
d. myxedema.
A
In patients with craniosynostosis, the cranial sutures fuse prematurely, causing a misshapen head, but mental retardation is not involved. Encephalocele and microcephaly involve mental retarda-tion. Myxedema is a condition of hyperthyroidism.
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