Schaefer-Sorenson syndrome

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Combination of plagiocephaly (unilateral coronal sutures stenosi) strabismus (particularly dissociation of conjugate movements), and torticollis.

Description

Combination of plagiocephaly (unilateral coronal sutures stenosi) strabismus (particularly dissociation of conjugate movements), and torticollis. Prevalent in females.

Bibliography

  • D. B. Archer, D. S. Gordson, C. J. F. Maguire, et al:
    Ophthalmic aspects of craniosynostosis.
    Transactions of the Ophthalmological Societies of the United Kingdom, 1974, 94: 172-196.
  • W. D. Schäfer, N. Sorenson:
    Motilitätsstörungen bei Koronarnaht-Synostosen.
    Meeting of Berufsverband Augenärzte Wiesbaden, Germany, 1979.
  • B. Bagolini, E. C. Campos:
    Plagiocephaly causing superior oblique deficiency and ocular torticollis: A new clinical entity.
    Archives of Ophthalmology, Chicago, 1982, 100: 1093-1096.

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