Neurodevelopment in unilateral coronal craniosynostosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current literature on unilateral coronal craniosynostosis is replete with repair techniques and surgical outcomes; however, information regarding neurodevelopment remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to comprehensively assess the neurodevelopmental outcomes of patients with unicoronal craniosynostosis compared with their healthy peers or normative data.

Methods

A systematic review of the Ovid MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases from database inception to January 19, 2022, was performed. Included studies assessed neurodevelopment of patients with unicoronal craniosynostosis. Two independent reviewers selected studies and extracted data based on a priori inclusi

SUBMITTER: Fotouhi AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10193479 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature