Extensive Wormian Bones in a Patient With the Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome

Abstract

A case is reported of a 5-month-old girl with Hallerman-Streiff syndrome who was evaluated for possible premature closure of the cranial sutures. Skull radiographs revealed numerous Wormian bones along sutures in the parietal skull bilaterally. Hallermann-Streiff syndrome is added to the list of diseases in which extensive Wormian bones can appear. (J Child Neurol 1990;5:50-51).

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