Dolichocephaly

The term dolichocephaly (Greek dolichos δολιχός, long '; kephale κεφαλή, head ' ) is described in human medicine a special head shape, which is characterized by an asymmetric long, narrow skull shape (long skull).

In people with a Dolichocephalus the sagittal suture ( sagittal suture ) has in developing unusually early ossification ( craniosynostosis ), so it has come to an imbalance between the length and width of head growth, as a result, the longitudinal growth outpacing the increase in width in proportion has.

Above average dolichocephaly frequently in people before the Marfan syndrome, Edwards syndrome ( trisomy 18), Prader -Willi syndrome and Wolf -Hirschhorn syndrome.